Using the verb "qu"

A primer on how to use the verb 去.

StructureA

The verb 去 means "to go", and is an easy way to talk about going to places.

Subject + 去 + Place

some examples:

• 我 去 学校。I go to school.
• 他 去 图书馆。He goes to the library.
• 她 去 邮局。She goes to the post office.

You can also use 去 to ask questions:

• 你 去 那儿？where are you going?

StructureB

The 'place' can also be some sort of action. The sentence then means "Going to do (something)".

Subject + 去 + Verb

some examples:

• 我 去 工作。I'm going to work.
• 他 去 上课。He is going to class.
• 他们 去 买 衣服。They are going to buy clothes.

See also

• Expressing movement

Sources and further reading

Books

• Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (3rd ed) (pp. 106)　[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276385/ref=as_li_ss_tl?
• 现代汉语八百词（增订本） (pp. 455-6) →buy

Expressing movement