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How to use 上 after a verb

Today we will learn the structure "V+上/不上“ in a sentence.

Language points

The verb 上 can be used after another verb as a complement of direction, indicating the purpose of an action or a behaviour has been achieved, or as a complement of possibility, showing whether of not the purpose of an action of a behaviour can be achieved. 比如:

姐姐考博士成功了,我们可以说:姐姐今年考上博士了。

小王,你走的时候记得把电脑和空调都关上。

堵车堵得这么厉害,我们还赶得上8点的飞机吗?

应该能赶得上。/ 恐怕赶不上了。

妈妈的手破了,不能包饺子了,所以我们今天吃不上饺子了。

Dialogue 2

李进:呀,你的手怎么流血了?等一下,我给你包起来。

王静:没关系,我想给你做点儿羊肉饺子,刚才用刀切肉的时候把手弄破了。

李进:你也太不小心了,不过好像不太严重,过几天就好了。衣服上也有一点儿血,你把衣服脱下来,我给你洗洗。

王静:看来今天吃不上羊肉饺子了。

李进:那我们就吃点儿别的。我常去的那家理发店附近有个餐厅,那里的包子很好吃,我一会儿去买一点儿。

王静:好吧,我衣服口袋里有十几块零钱,买包子应该够。

好,我们一起回答问题。

他们今天为什么吃不上饺子了?

哪儿的包子好吃?

下面用自己的话说一说王静今天做饭时遇到了什么。

 王静本来打算今天做点儿羊肉饺子,但是切肉的时候不小心把手弄破了,手流血了,不过不太严重,过几天就能好。但是今天没法包饺子了。李进建议去他常去的理发店附近的餐厅买包子吃,那儿的包子很好吃。
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HSK Standard Course Level 4: 4.4

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