趋向补语：来/去

qūxiàng bǔyǔ: lái/qù

Directional complement 来/去 (趋向补语：来/去)

来/去 after a directional verb shows movement toward or away from the speaker's location.

Anchor example

他走进来了。

Tā zǒu jìnlái le.

He walked in here.

HSK 2

1 structures

10 exercises

Lesson summary

Movement Verb + Direction + 来/去: 来/去 after a directional verb shows movement toward or away from the speaker's location.

Explanation

Directional complements with 来/去 show direction relative to the speaker or reference point. 来 means toward here; 去 means away from here: 进来 = come in, 进去 = go in; 回来 = come back, 回去 = go back. They often follow verbs of movement such as 走, 跑, 拿, 带. Choose 来 or 去 based on where the speaker is.

Structure Patterns

1 structures

Grammar pattern

Movement verb + direction + 来/去

Shows whether movement comes toward or goes away from the speaker/reference point.

他走进来了。

Tā zǒu jìnlái le.

He walked in here.

请把书拿过来。

Qǐng bǎ shū ná guòlái.

Please bring the book over here.

你先回去吧，我一会儿回来。

Nǐ xiān huíqù ba, wǒ yíhuìr huílái.

Common Mistakes

请把书拿过去。（说话人要书到自己这里）请把书拿过来。
他走进来学校。他走进学校。/ 他走进来了。
你先回来吧。（想说 go back there first）

Usage Notes

来 means toward the speaker/reference point.
去 means away from the speaker/reference point.
The object often appears before 来/去 in 把 sentences: 把书拿过来.

Practice

10 exercises

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Fill in the blank:

他走进___了。

Back

You go back first; I will come back in a moment.

你先回去吧。