Result complements 住 / 开 / 出来
Hold it, split it, figure it out
- These tails tell you how the action turns out.
- to live住 = hold fast (to remember记住 remember, to stand站住 halt); to open (transitive or…开 = apart / open (to open打开 open, to leave走开 go away); (after a verb, indicates…出来 = emerge / figure out (to see看(after a verb, indicates…出来 make out).
Verb + to live住 / to open (transitive or…开 / (after a verb, indicates…出来
- Each complement adds a specific result to the verb.
I我remember记(fast)住了you你的name名字。
- to remember记住(completed / change)了 = "(I've) memorized (it)."
Explore
Correct or broken?
住 holds fast, 开 opens or separates, 出来 brings into view — each tail has its verbs.
Practice
I've memorized your name: 我记 ____ 了你的名字。
Verb + 住 = hold fast: 记住 (remember).
Practice
打开 uses 开 to mean “apart / open”.
Yes — 开 = apart / open: 打开, 走开.
Recap
Key idea
- Verb + to live住 / to open (transitive or…开 / (after a verb, indicates…出来 — result complements
- to live住 = hold fast (to remember记住); to open (transitive or…开 = apart / open (to open打开); (after a verb, indicates…出来 = emerge (to see看(after a verb, indicates…出来)
- Each fixes how the action ends
Read the full reference: HSK 5 grammar — Complements.
Practice
看出来 means…
出来 = emerge / figure out: 看出来, 想出来.