“着、住”作结果补语

“着” and“住” as the resultative complements

The construction “V + 着” is used to indicate that the goal or a certain result of an action has been achieved. For example,
晕船的药我没找着。
他要的那本书我借着了。
刚才我睡着了。

“V+ 住” is used to indicate that the position of a person or thing has been stabilized through an action. For example,
船好像停住了。
请站住。
小偷被抓住了。
李白的一首诗我记住了两句。

Combining verbs plus “着” or “住” can also form the potential complements. For example，找的着，睡不着，记不住，止不住。