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Direction and Result

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来 lái (= come)
去 qù (= go)
在 zài (= be at)
回 huí (= return)

Complement of Direction
回来 huí lái (= come back; lit.: return, come)
回去 huí qù (= go back; lit.: return, go)

Complement of Result
完 wán (= complete)
懂 dǒng (= understand):

Negating 完 wán (= complete) and 懂 dǒng (= understand): 不 bù

Direction and Result

来 lái (= come)
去 qù (= go)
在 zài (= be at)
回 huí (= return)

After the verb, the place is mentioned. A preposition is not needed.

Structure: verb + place.

他	回	德	国	。
tā	huí	dé	guó	_
he	return	virtue	country	_
he, him, other	return, turn round, grammatical: measure word	Germany		。
He returns to Germany.

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他	来	德	国	。
tā	lái	dé	guó	_
he	come	virtue	country	_
he, him, other	come, happen, connection-word	Germany		。
He comes to Germany.

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他	去	德	国	。
tā	qù	dé	guó	_
he	go	virtue	country	_
he, him, other	go to, pass away, remove	Germany		。
He goes to Germany.

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他	在	德	国	。
tā	zài	dé	guó	_
he	at	virtue	country	_
he, him, other	be at, be in, be on, be doing, 1st part: when,while	Germany		。
He is in Germany.

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