Using the verb "qu"

\r\nIt's pretty easy to get a handle on the verb 去 (qù). The only trick is getting used to is not having to say "to" before the destination.\r\n== Structure with just a Place ==\r\nThe verb 去 means "to go," and is an easy way to talk about going to places. \r\n

\r\nSubject + 去 + Place\r\n

\r\nNotice that you don't need a word to express "to."\r\n== Examples ==\r\n

\r\n* 我 去 学校。(Present tense 去 often translates most naturally into an "-ing" form in English, expressing intent)I go to school. / I'm going to school.

• 他 去 图书馆 。 (Present tense 去 often translates most naturally into an "-ing" form in English, expressing intent)He goes to the library. / He's going to the library.
• 她 去 邮局 。 (Present tense 去 often translates most naturally into an "-ing" form in English, expressing intent)She goes to the post office. / She's going to the post office.
• 我 去 公司 。(公司 literally means "company" but is often used to mean "office.")I'm going to the office.
• 我 去 上 中文 课。I'm going to have Chinese class. / I'm going to have a Chinese lesson.
• 下午 我 会 去 超市。(会 is used here to indicate the future.)In the afternoon I'll go to the supermarket.
• 我们 现在 去 公园。We're going to the park now.
• 晚上 十 点 我们 去 酒吧 。你 去 吗 ？(Again, expressing intent, using 去 by itself)At 10pm we're going to the bar. Are you going?
• 我们 去那个中国餐厅吧。Let's go to that Chinese restaurant.
• 我 想 去 中国。I'd like to go to China.
• 我 太太 想 去 泰国。My wife would like to go to Thailand.
• 昨天 我 去 了 那里。(了 is used here to express a completed action.)Yesterday I went there.
• 去年 我 去 了 北京。(了 is used here to express a completed action.)Last year I went to Beijing.\r\n

\r\nYou can also use 去 for asking questions. (Note the use of question words and question particles.)\r\n

\r\n* 你 去 哪儿 ？Where are you going?\r\n

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\r\n* A: 你 去 晚会 吗？Are you going to the party?

B: 我 去。(literally, "I'm going.")Yes.\r\n

\r\nWhen answering a yes-no question that uses 去 you don't need anything following it. However, it's important to note that you cannot just use 去 when there is no context.\r\n== Structure with a Verb ==\r\nThe "place" can also be some sort of action. The structure then means "go to do (something)," and "go and do (something)." \r\n

\r\nSubject + 去 + Verb\r\n

\r\n== Examples ==\r\n

\r\n* 我 去 工作 。I'm going to go work.

他 去 上课 。He is going to class.

他们 去 买 衣服 。They are going to buy clothes.

我去 看书 。I'm going to go read a book.

你去 告诉 他 。I'll go tell him.

我去 做饭 。I'll go cook.

很 多 人 去 看 电影。A lot of people are going to watch a movie.

我 想 去 游泳 。I'd like to go swimming.

我们 去 旅游 吧 。Let's go traveling.

九 点 去 开会 。At 9 o'clock we'll go have the meeting.\r\n

\r\n==See also==\r\n*Expressing movement\r\n== Sources and further reading ==\r\n=== Books ===\r\n* Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (3rd ed) (pp. 106)　→buy

现代汉语八百词（增订本） (pp. 455-6) →buy\r\n

Expressing movement