HSK 2 grammar · new HSK syllabus
Compound direction: 拿出来, 走过去
An action verb plus a direction: 拿出来 (take out), 跑过去 (run over), 走进来 (walk in).
Structure
- Verb + 上 / 下 / 进 / 出 / 回 / 过 + 来 / 去
How it works
A direction phrase like 出来 or 回去 can follow another verb to show where the action moves something: 拿出来 take out, 跑回去 run back, 走进来 walk in.
If there is an object, it often goes between the two parts: 拿出一本书来, or after the whole phrase for objects with numbers: 拿出来一本书.
Place words go before 来/去: 走进教室来.
Examples
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他从包里拿出一本书来。
Tā cóng bāo lǐ ná chū yì běn shū lái.
He took a book out of his bag.
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孩子们跑过来了。
Háizi men pǎo guòlái le.
The children came running over.
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老师走进教室来。
Lǎoshī zǒu jìn jiàoshì lái.
The teacher walked into the classroom.
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你把钱拿回去吧。
Nǐ bǎ qián ná huíqù ba.
Take the money back.
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他站起来说：“我来。”
Tā zhàn qǐlái shuō:"wǒ lái."
He stood up and said, “I’ll do it.”
Words in these examples (28)
| 他 | tā | he; him | HSK 1 |
| 从 | cóng | from | HSK 2 |
| 包 | bāo | bag; to wrap | HSK 2 |
| 里 | lǐ | inside; in | HSK 1 |
| 拿 | ná | to take; to hold; to carry | HSK 2 |
| 出 | chū | to go out; to come out | HSK 2 |
| 一 | yī | one | HSK 1 |
| 本 | běn | (measure word for books) | HSK 1 |
| 书 | shū | book | HSK 1 |
| 来 | lái | to come | HSK 1 |
| 孩子 | háizi | child | HSK 1 |
| 们 | men | (plural ending for people, as in 我们) | HSK 1 |
| 跑 | pǎo | to run | HSK 2 |
| 过来 | guòlái | to come over | HSK 2 |
| 了 | le | (particle marking a completed action or a change) | HSK 1 |
| 老师 | lǎoshī | teacher | HSK 1 |
| 走 | zǒu | to walk; to leave | HSK 2 |
| 进 | jìn | to enter; to go in | HSK 2 |
| 教室 | jiàoshì | classroom | HSK 2 |
| 你 | nǐ | you | HSK 1 |
| 把 | bǎ | (marks the object before the verb: 把书放好); (measure word for chairs, umbrellas) | HSK 3 |
| 钱 | qián | money | HSK 1 |
| 回去 | huíqù | to go back | HSK 2 |
| 吧 | ba | (particle for suggestions: "let's…", "…, OK?") | HSK 1 |
| 站 | zhàn | station; stop | HSK 2 |
| 起来 | qǐlái | to get up; to stand up | HSK 2 |
| 说 | shuō | to say; to speak | HSK 1 |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me | HSK 1 |
Common mistakes
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✗他拿出来书。
✓他拿出书来。
A plain object goes between 出 and 来.
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✗他走教室进来。
✓他走进教室来。
Order: verb + 进 + place + 来.
Check yourself
Choose the word that fills the gap.
1. 你快站 ！
2. 他从房间里走 了。
3. 请把这本书带 给王老师。