你打错了

Nǐ dǎ cuò le

You've Dialed the Wrong Number

Pattern 1

[Verb] + [Resultative Adj/Verb] (+ 了)

[Dòngcí] + [Bǔyǔ jiéguǒ] (+ le)

A resultant complement directly follows the verb without anything inserted between them to indicate the outcome of the action. Common complements include 完 (finish), 好 (ready/properly done), 错 (wrong), 对 (correct), 清楚 (clear), 见 (perceived). The negative form uses '没(有)' before the verb and drops '了'.

Examples

你打错了。/ 你要的书我给你准备好了。/ 对不起，我没听清楚。

Nǐ dǎ cuò le. / Nǐ yào de shū wǒ gěi nǐ zhǔnbèi hǎo le. / Duìbuqǐ, wǒ méi tīng qīngchu.

You dialed the wrong number. / The book you wanted is ready for you. / Sorry, I didn't hear clearly.

Pattern 2

[Verb] + 到

[Dòngcí] + dào

The resultant complement '到' indicates reaching a specific destination/time (e.g. 呆到十点, 回到家) or successfully achieving the intended purpose of the action (e.g. 买到票, 找到).

Examples

去大同的火车票买到了。/ 一直呆到十点才回来。

Qù Dàtóng de huǒchēpiào mǎi dào le. / Yìzhí dāi dào shí diǎn cái huílái.

The train tickets to Datong have been bought successfully. / Stayed there until 10 o'clock before returning.

Pattern 3

[Verb] + 住

[Dòngcí] + zhù

The resultant complement '住' indicates that through the action, something is held firmly, fixed into position, or preserved in memory (e.g. 记住 - remember firmly, 停住 - come to a stop, 站住 - halt).

Examples

你记住他的手机号了吗？/ 汽车停住了。

Nǐ jìzhù tā de shǒujī hào le ma? / Qìchē tíngzhù le.

Have you memorized his mobile phone number? / The car came to a complete halt.

Pattern 4

一……就……

yī... jiù...

Connects two consecutive events happening immediately one after the other, or expresses a conditional relationship where action 2 happens whenever condition 1 is met.

Examples

我一吃完晚饭就去。/ 他一开机就看到了。

Wǒ yì chī wán wǎnfàn jiù qù. / Tā yì kāijī jiù kàndào le.

As soon as I finish dinner, I will go. / As soon as he turns on his phone, he will see it.