LEARN + CHINESE / 175 of 300 HSK 5
Keep Talking, Keep Going例 · 听见熟悉的歌声
The rain starts, then keeps going through the night. 起来 can mark a beginning; 下去 can carry an action on. Add 得 or 不 before a result complement to say whether you can reach it: 看得懂 means you can understand, while 看不出来 says you can’t make it out.
听见熟悉的歌声，孩子们一下子都笑了起来。
tīngjiàn shúxī de gēshēng, háizimen yíxiàzi dōu xiào le qǐlai.
When they heard the familiar song, the children all started laughing.
演出结束后，观众还想听下去，可是场地方已经要关门了。
yǎnchū jiéshù hòu, guānzhòng hái xiǎng tīng xiàqù, kěshì chǎngdìfāng yǐjīng yào guānmén le.
After the show ended, the audience still wanted to listen, but the venue had to close.
这张地图太旧了，我看不出来我们现在在哪儿。
zhè zhāng dìtú tài jiù le, wǒ kàn bu chūlái wǒmen xiànzài zài nǎr.
This map is too old; I can’t make out where we are now.
我看得懂这份说明，你不用再解释一遍。
wǒ kàn de dǒng zhè fèn shuōmíng, nǐ búyòng zài jiěshì yí biàn.
I can understand these instructions; you don’t need to explain them again.
Hint · 힌트
起来 can mark an action beginning, while 下去 can show it continuing. In 看不出来, the negative potential form says the result cannot be reached. Compare 看得懂 for an action that is possible.
Vocabulary
| Chinese | English |
|---|---|
qǐlái | to begin; to rise |
xiàqù | to continue; to go down |
kàn de dǒng | can understand by reading/looking |
kàn bu chūlái | cannot make out |
tīngjiàn | to hear |
shúxī | familiar |
gēshēng | singing; song |
háizi | child |
yíxiàzi | all at once |
yǎnchū | performance; to perform |
jiéshù | to end |
guānzhòng | audience |
chǎngdìfāng | venue; event space |
guānmén | to close |
dìtú | map |
shuōmíng | instructions; explanation |
búyòng | need not |
jiěshì | to explain |
yí biàn | once through |
de | potential complement marker |
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