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Finish It, Head Out, Speak Clearly例 · 我看完这本书以后

A complement after the verb tells you what the action achieves or how it happens. 看完 says the reading reached its end; 走出去 gives a direction; 说得清楚 describes how clearly someone speaks. The verb and its complement work as one unit.

我看完这本书以后，就把它还给图书馆了。
wǒ kàn wán zhè běn shū yǐhòu, jiù bǎ tā huán gěi túshūguǎn le.
After finishing the book, I returned it to the library.
下课以后，学生们从教室里走出来，去操场上活动。
xiàkè yǐhòu, xuéshengmen cóng jiàoshì lǐ zǒu chūlái, qù cāochǎng shàng huódòng.
After class, the students walked out of the classroom and went to exercise on the field.
大家都准备好了，现在可以出发了。
dàjiā dōu zhǔnbèi hǎo le, xiànzài kěyǐ chūfā le.
Everyone is ready, so we can set off now.
她说得很清楚，我一下子就听懂了。
tā shuō de hěn qīngchu, wǒ yíxiàzi jiù tīngdǒng le.
She spoke very clearly, so I understood right away.
Hint · 힌트
Result complements such as 完、好、懂 say what became true after an action. Directional complements such as 出来 show movement. For a manner description, use 得 between the verb and the describing phrase: 说得很清楚.

Vocabulary

ChineseEnglish
kàn wán
to finish reading or watching
zhè běn shū
this book
huán gěi
to return to someone
túshūguǎn
library
xiàkè
class ends
xuésheng
student
jiàoshì
classroom
zǒu chūlái
to walk out
cāochǎng
sports field
huódòng
activity; to exercise
zhǔnbèi hǎo
to get ready
chūfā
to set off
shuō de qīngchu
to speak clearly
yíxiàzi
right away
tīngdǒng
to understand by listening
zuò wán
to finish doing
dǎsǎo gānjìng
to clean up
ná qǐlái
to pick up
jìnqù
to go in
huílái
to come back

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