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Verb + 掉

HSK 5
  • Complements

Structure (结构 jiégòu)

Verb掉(Object)

Meaning (意思 yìsi)

Resultative complement 掉 (diào) expresses an action that causes something to disappear, be eliminated, or be completed thoroughly.

Explanation (解释 jiěshì)

掉 (diào) is a resultative complement placed after a verb to express that an action causes something to disappear, be eliminated, or become separated from its original position. It emphasizes the result of "no longer being there" or "having been dealt with completely."

Common expressions include 吃掉 (eat up), 扔掉 (throw away), 忘掉 (forget entirely), 卖掉 (sell off), 花掉 (spend/use up).

Examples (例句 lìjù)(5)

  1. 我把蛋糕吃掉了。
    Wǒ bǎ dàngāo chī diào le.

    I ate the whole cake.

  2. 他把旧衣服扔掉了。
    繁: 他把舊衣服扔掉了。Tā bǎ jiù yīfu rēng diào le.

    He threw away his old clothes.

  3. 我把他的名字忘掉了。
    Wǒ bǎ tā de míngzi wàng diào le.

    I have forgotten his name.

  4. 她已经把车卖掉了。
    繁: 她已經把車賣掉了。Tā yǐjīng bǎ chē mài diào le.

    She has already sold the car.

  5. 请把手上的泥洗掉。
    繁: 請把手上的泥洗掉。Qǐng bǎ shǒu shàng de ní xǐ diào.

    Please wash the mud off your hands.

Common mistakes

  • Wrong:我没吃苹果掉。
    Correct:我没吃掉苹果。

    掉 is a complement that must immediately follow the verb. The negative adverb 没 must come before the entire verb phrase.

  • Wrong:我扔那本书掉。
    Correct:我扔掉了那本书。

    The verb compound + complement (扔掉) typically comes before the object, or uses the 把 construction to emphasize it.