Result Complements: V+到/住/走
到 (dào) "to, reaching" — the action reaches/achieves its target. 我找到钥匙了。(I found the key — the search reached success.) Also: 听到、看到、想到、收到.
住 (zhù) "fixed, secure" — the result becomes stable/held in place. 记住这个词！(Remember this word — fix it in memory.) Also: 抓住、站住、停住、拦住.
走 (zǒu) "away" — the object/person ends up moving away from its original place. 服务员把盘子拿走了。(The waiter took the plate away.) Also: 搬走、带走、赶走.
Contrast: 看到 (managed to see it) vs 看住 (watch it closely so it doesn't escape) — same verb, different complement, different meaning.
Worked examples
| Chinese | Pinyin | English | What it shows |
|---|---|---|---|
| 我终于找到了那本书。 | Wǒ zhōngyú zhǎodào le nà běn shū. | I finally found that book. | 到 marks that the search reached its goal. |
| 请你记住这些生词。 | Qǐng nǐ jìzhu zhèxiē shēngcí. | Please remember these new words. | 住 marks the information becoming fixed/secure in memory. |
| 他把垃圾拿走了。 | Tā bǎ lājī ná zǒu le. | He took the trash away. | 走 marks the object ending up removed from its original place — combined here with 把 (object-fronting). |
What you need first
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What this opens up
These patterns list Result Complements among their own prerequisites, so they become readable once this one holds.
The same pattern at other levels
- Result Complements — HSK 2
- Resultative complements — HSK 4
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