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Resultative Complements

Verb + result

A second element states the outcome

The complement says how the action turned out.

📊 Common result complements
Complement Meaning Example
完 wán finished 吃完
懂 dǒng understand 看懂
到 dào succeed / reach 找到
见 jiàn perceive 看见
错 cuò wrongly 写错
💬 Examples
我看完了。
Wǒ kànwán le.
I've finished reading.
📝 完 = finished
我听懂了。
Wǒ tīngdǒng le.
I understood (by listening).
📝 懂 = understand (result)
见 / 到 for perception & success

见 = perceive; 到 = manage to / reach.

💬 Examples
我看见他了。
Wǒ kànjiàn tā le.
I saw him.
📝 看见 = saw (perceived)
我找到了。
Wǒ zhǎodào le.
I found it.
📝 找到 = found (succeeded)
Negate with 没

Negate a completed resultative with 没 (and drop 了).

💬 Examples
我没看完。
Wǒ méi kànwán.
I didn't finish reading.
📝 没 + verb + result
我没听懂。
Wǒ méi tīngdǒng.
I didn't understand.
📝 没听懂