Mandarin · Chapter 20 · Lesson 5 · Grammar primer
Compound directional complements
Verb + a two-part direction showing motion relative to the speaker: 走出来, 跑下去, 拿起来, 带过来. The 来/去 element fixes whether the motion heads toward or away from the speaker, and the object slots inside the complement (拿出一本书来).
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