Result complements 好 / 完 / 错 (how it turned out)
Did it land the way you wanted?
- A verb names the action; a result complement says how it turned out.
- to make做to finish完 (finished), 做好 (done right / ready), 写错 (got it wrong).
- One syllable bolted onto the verb gives the outcome.
Verb + good好 / to finish完 / mistake错
- to finish完 = finished · good好 = done well / ready · mistake错 = wrongly.
homework作业do做finish完了。
- to make做to finish完(completed / change)了 = "(I've) finished doing it."
Practice
Finished the homework: 作业做 ____ 了。
完 = finished: 做完了 = (I've) finished doing it.
Practice
Match each complement to its meaning.
完 finished · 好 done/ready · 错 wrongly.
Practice
Build: “(I've) finished the homework.”
Verb + Result + 了: 作业 + 做完 + 了.
good好 = ready, mistake错 = wrong
- preparation准备good好(completed / change)了 (all ready), 写错(completed / change)了 (wrote it wrong), to misinterpret what one…看错(completed / change)了 (misread).
I我write写wrongly错了。
- 写错(completed / change)了 = "(I) wrote it wrong."
Explore
Correct or broken?
好 / 完 / 错 after the verb report the outcome — ready, finished, or wrong.
Practice
What does 写错了 mean?
错 = wrongly: 写错了 = wrote it wrong (写完了 = finished writing).
Recap
Key idea
- Verb + good好 / to finish完 / mistake错 — the result of the action
- to finish完 finished · good好 done / ready · mistake错 wrongly
- to make做to finish完(completed / change)了 · preparation准备good好(completed / change)了 · 写错(completed / change)了
Read the full reference: HSK 3 grammar — Complements.