LEARN + CHINESE / 135 of 300 HSK 4

Pass the Exam, Notice the Clue例 · 她准备了半年

You study hard and 考上 the program; later, you 看出 a familiar face in the crowd. Some directional-looking complements describe a result rather than movement through space. The action reaches somewhere useful: passing, noticing, remembering, or getting something down in writing.

她准备了半年，终于考上了理想的大学。

tā zhǔnbèi le bàn nián, zhōngyú kǎoshàng le lǐxiǎng de dàxué.

She prepared for half a year and finally got into her ideal university.

从他的表情，我看出他有点儿紧张。

cóng tā de biǎoqíng, wǒ kànchū tā yǒudiǎnr jǐnzhāng.

From his expression, I could tell he was a little nervous.

我突然想起钥匙还放在办公室里。

wǒ tūrán xiǎngqǐ yàoshi hái fàng zài bàngōngshì lǐ.

I suddenly remembered that I’d left the keys in the office.

请把你的电话号码写下来，方便我们联系。

qǐng bǎ nǐ de diànhuà hàomǎ xiě xiàlai, fāngbiàn wǒmen liánxì.

Please write down your phone number so we can contact you.

Hint · 힌트

These complements describe a result, not just a direction: 考上 is a successful outcome, 看出 is a conclusion you reach, 想起 is a memory returning, and 写下 is information recorded.

Vocabulary

Chinese	English
kǎoshàng	to pass an entrance exam
zhǔnbèi	to prepare
bàn nián	half a year
zhōngyú	finally
lǐxiǎng	ideal
dàxué	university
biǎoqíng	expression
kànchū	to notice; make out
yǒudiǎnr	a little
jǐnzhāng	nervous
tūrán	suddenly
xiǎngqǐ	to remember
yàoshi	key
fàng zài	to leave at; put at
bàngōngshì	office
diànhuà hàomǎ	phone number
xiě xiàlai	to write down
fāngbiàn	convenient
liánxì	to contact
jiéguǒ	result

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