Hanzi

去

to go/to go to (a place)/(of a time etc) last/just passed/to send/to remove/to get rid of/to reduce/to be apart from in space or time/to die (euphemism)/to play (a part)/(when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth/(after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker)/(used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 1

Pinyin

qù, qū

Bopomofo

ㄑㄩˋ, ㄑㄩ

Jyutping

heoi3

Example sentences

去 qù
我明天去圖書館看書。
我明天去图书馆看书。

I am going to the library to read books tomorrow.

我 wǒ
我明天要去學校。
我明天要去学校。

I am going to school tomorrow.

上去 shàngqù
我們爬樓梯上去吧。
我们爬楼梯上去吧。

Let's climb the stairs to go up.

墩 dūn
這個木墩太矮，坐上去不舒服。
这个木墩太矮，坐上去不舒服。

This wooden block is too low, so it is uncomfortable to sit on.

下去 xiàqù
只要持之以恆地做下去，一定會成功。
只要持之以恒地做下去，一定会成功。

As long as you keep doing it with perseverance, you will definitely succeed.

艱難 / 艰难 jiānnán
不論前方的道路多麼艱難，我們都必須堅持下去。
不论前方的道路多么艰难，我们都必须坚持下去。

Regardless of how difficult the road ahead is, we must persevere.

出去 chūqù
外面在下雨，別出去。
外面在下雨，别出去。

It is raining outside, don't go out.

將 / 将 jiāng
他將這封信寄了出去。
他将这封信寄了出去。

He sent this letter out.

去年 qùnián
我們去年搬家了。
我们去年搬家了。

We moved last year.

過 / 过 guò
我去年去過那家夜市，所以知道那裡很熱鬧。
我去年去过那家夜市，所以知道那里很热闹。

I went to that night market last year, so I know it is very lively there.

Example Vocabulary

去

qu4

to go; to leave

上去

shang4'qu4

to go up; to ascend; (after a verb) indicates movement upwards and away from the speaker

下去

xia4'qu4

to go down; to continue

出去

chu1'qu4

to go out

去年

qu4'nian2

last year

回去

hui2'qu4

to go back; to return

一來二去

yi1'lai2'er4'qu4

一去不復返

一眼望去

不知去向

bu4'zhi1'qu4'xiang4

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