Compound directional complement

Structure Verb + 上/下/进/出/回/过 + 来/去

Two direction clues combine: first the path (上/下/进/出/回/过…) and then 来/去 depending on whether it’s toward or away from the speaker. 走进来 = "come in (walking, toward me)"; 拿出去 = "take out (carrying it away)"; 跑回来 = "run back here". A place-object goes between the verb and 来/去: 走进房间来.

Examples

他tā走zǒu进jìn来lái了le。
He walked in.
请qǐng把bǎ书shū拿ná出chū来lái。
Please take the book out.
他tā跑pǎo上shàng楼lóu去qù了le。
He ran upstairs.

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