talkiNG aBoUt moVemeNt, direCtioNS, aNd meaNS oF traNSPortatioN
48.8
The directional suffix always ends in 来/來 lái ‘to come’ or 去 qù ‘to go.’ 来/來 lái ‘to come’
is used when the movement is toward the speaker or addressee. 去 qù ‘to go’ is used when the
movement is away from the speaker or addressee.
我们走进来了。
我們走進來了。
Wǒmen zǒujìnlái le.
We walked in.
他跑出去了。
Tā pǎochūqù le.
He ran out.These directional suffixes behave like resultative endings. 得 de and 不 bu may occur between
the action verb and the direction suffix to indicate that the subject was able or unable to move
in the direction indicated by the suffix.
你开得进去吗？
你開得進去嗎？
Nǐ kāidejìnqu ma?
Can you drive in?车太大。我开不进去。
車太大。我開不進去。
Chē tài dà. Wǒ kāibujìnqu.
The car is too big. I can’t drive in.C19.4, 19.5, 32.2
The object of the action verb may also be included in these directional endings. When it is
included, it occurs between the direction word and 来/來 lái ‘to come’ or 去 qù ‘to go.’
她走进屋子来了。
她走進屋子來了。
Tā zǒujìn wūzi lái le.
She walked into the room.
我们开进城里去了。
我們開進城裏去了。
Wǒmen kāijìn chénglǐ qù le.
We drove into the city.C 19