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HSK 3

动宾式离合词：帮忙、点头、放假、干杯、见面、结婚、看病、睡觉、洗澡、理发、说话

Verb-object separable words (离合词)

Explanation

These are a group of Chinese words whose structure resembles verb (V) + noun (O), but which can be split apart to insert other elements. For example, '帮忙' (to help) can be said as '帮我的忙' (help me). Unlike ordinary verbs, you can insert particles, quantities, etc. between the V and the O parts, such as '点了一下儿头' (nodded the head a bit), '见过一次面' (met once). When using them, note that they usually cannot take a direct object afterward, but must repeat the O part or use the split-apart structure.

Examples

他经常帮我的忙。
tājīngchángbāngwǒdemáng。
他点了一下儿头，表示同意。
tādiǎnleyíxiàértóu，biǎoshìtóngyì。
我想放了假就去旅行。
wǒxiǎngfànglejiǎjiùqùlǚxíng。
来，我们一起干一杯。
lái，wǒmenyìqǐgānyìbēi。
来中国以后，我们只见过一次面。
láizhōngguóyǐhòu，wǒmenzhǐjiànguòyícìmiàn。
结了婚以后，她就不工作了。
jiélehūnyǐhòu，tājiùbùgōngzuòle。
病人看完病就去取药了。
bìngrénkànwánbìngjiùqùqǔyàole。
【二06】动补式离合词：打开、看见，离开、完成
【èr06】dòngbǔshìlíhécí：dǎkāi、kànjiàn，líkāi、wánchéng
你的文件我打不开，你能再给我发一下儿吗？
nǐdewénjiànwǒdǎbùkāi，nǐnéngzàigěiwǒfāyíxiàérma？
黑板上的字很小，我们都看不见。
hēibǎnshàngdezìhěnxiǎo，wǒmendōukànbújiàn。
放心吧，孩子这么大，离得开妈妈了。
fàngxīnba，háizizhèmedà，lídékāimāmale。
我们完不成这个任务。
wǒmenwánbùchéngzhègerènwu。

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