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去

qù · qu

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Meaning

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  1. to go
  2. to go to (a place)
  3. (of a time etc) last
  4. just passed
  5. to send
  6. to remove
  7. to get rid of
  8. to reduce
  9. to be apart from in space or time
  10. to die (euphemism)
  11. to play (a part)
  12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth
  13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker)
  14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)
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Where to?

  1. Liangliang

    今天(jīntiān)你(nǐ)去(qù)哪儿(nǎr)？

    Where are you going today?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)去(qù)公园(gōngyuán)。你(nǐ)也(yě)去(qù)吗(ma)？

    I am going to the park. Are you going too?

  3. Liangliang

    去(qù)，我(wǒ)先(xiān)去(qù)超市(chāoshì)买(mǎi)水(shuǐ)。

    Yes, I will first go to the supermarket to buy water.

  4. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)也(yě)去(qù)超市(chāoshì)，买(mǎi)零食(língshí)。

    OK, I will go to the supermarket too, to buy snacks.

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)不是(bùshì)说(shuō)去(qù)公园(gōngyuán)吗(ma)？

    Did you not say you were going to the park?

  6. Dengdeng

    对啊(duìa)，我(wǒ)一(yī)去(qù)超市(chāoshì)就(jiù)忘(wàng)了(le)别的(biéde)事(shì)。

    Right, whenever I go to a supermarket I forget everything else.

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2 examples
01

你(nǐ)可(kě)以(yǐ)告(gào)诉(sù)我(wǒ)要(yào)怎(zěn)么(me)去(qù)火(huǒ)车(chē)站(zhàn)吗(ma)?

Can you tell me how to get to the train station?

Tatoeba: Chinese by umidake · English by Joseph · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)已(yǐ)经(jīng)下(xià)定(dìng)决(jué)心(xīn)要(yào)去(qù)波(bō)士(shì)顿(dùn)念(niàn)书(shū)。

Tom has made up his mind to go to Boston to study.

Tatoeba: Chinese by umidake · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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