存现句：出现和消失
something appears at, or disappears from, a place; the newcomer comes after the verb
Structure
地点 + 动词 + 趋向／结果 + （了） + 数量 + 名词
What it means
Says that something appears at, or disappears from, a place. The place comes first, and the newcomer comes after the verb.
How it is built
Place + verb + direction／result + (了) + number + noun: 树上跳下来一只猴子 (a monkey jumped down from the tree). 前面走过来两个人 (two people are walking towards us).
When to use it
It builds on 门口站着一个人 (h2-12), which says what is there; here the verb shows something arriving or leaving. It also reports a loss: 我包里少了一根香蕉 (a banana is missing from my bag).
Watch out
The thing after the verb must be new to the listener, so use 一只, 两个, not 这只 or a name: ✗ 树上跳下来那只猴子。 ✓ 那只猴子从树上跳下来。
Examples
树上跳下来一只猴子。
A monkey jumped down from the tree.
前面走过来两个人。
Two people are walking towards us.
天上闪过两道闪电。
Two flashes of lightning shot across the sky.
去年我们公司走了一批老员工。
Last year a whole group of long-serving staff left our company.
Learn this in HSK 4 · Lesson 12: 森林公园 (In the forest)
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