Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar Workbook (2nd Edition)

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Indicating result, conclusion,

potential, and extent

1 Insert the right resultative verb ending to complete the meaning of each sentence.

a. ᡇਹ ________ ҼȾ e. ᡇᢴ ________ ҼȾ

Wi chc ________ le. Wi zhfo ________ le.

I’m full. I’ve found it.

b. ᡇਹ ________ ҼȾ f. ᡇ䇦 ________ ҼȾ

ᡇ䁎 ________ ҼȾ

Wi chc ________ le. Wi jì ________ le.

I ate enough. I’ve memorized it.

c. ᡇਹ ________ ҼȾ g. ᡇⵁ ________ ҼȾ

Wi chc ________ le. Wi kàn ________ le.

I’ve finished eating. I saw it.

d. ᡇᢴ ________ ҼȾ h. ᡇⵁ ________ ҼȾ

Wi zhfo ________ le. Wi kàn ________ le.

I’ve finished looking. I read it wrong.

➪ 18.3, 32.1.1

2 Translate these sentences into Mandarin, selecting the appropriate form of the
parenthesized resultative verb.
a. I learned the lesson. [ᆜՐ/ᆮᴹ xuéhuì or ᆜᗍՐ/ᆮᗍᴹ xuédehuì]
b. I can’t memorize these characters. [⋗䇦օ/⋈䁎օ méi jìzhu or
䇦уօ/䁎уօ jìbuzhù]
c. I didn’t hear the sound. [⋗੢㿷/⋈㚳㿁 méi tcngjian or ੢у㿷/㚳у㿁 tcngbujiàn]
d. I was unable to buy the book. [ࡦ⋗Ҧ/ࡦ⋈䋭 méi mfidào or
ࡦҦу/ࡦ䋭у mfibùdào]
e. I bought the dictionary. [ҼࡦҦ/Ҽࡦ䋭 mfidào le or ࡦҦᗍ/ࡦ䋭ᗍ mfidedào]
f. I am able to understand Chinese (by listening). [੢៸Ҽ/㚳៸Ҽ tcngding le
or ੢ᗍ៸/㚳ᗍ៸ tcngdeding]
g. I didn’t understand (by listening). [⋗੢៸/⋈㚳៸ méi tcngding or
੢у៸/㚳у៸ tcngbuding]
h. I can’t finish eating (this food). [⋗ਹᇂ méi chcwán or ਹуᇂ chcbùwán]
➪ 32.1, 32.2, 32.3

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