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* 我 <em>去</em> 工作 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ <em>qù</em> gōngzuò.</span><span class="trans">I'm going to work.</span>
 
* 我 <em>去</em> 工作 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ <em>qù</em> gōngzuò.</span><span class="trans">I'm going to work.</span>
 
* 他 <em>去</em> 上课 。<span class="pinyin">Tā <em>qù</em> shàngkè.</span><span class="trans">He's going to class.</span>
 
* 他 <em>去</em> 上课 。<span class="pinyin">Tā <em>qù</em> shàngkè.</span><span class="trans">He's going to class.</span>
* 他们 <em>去</em> 买 衣服 。<span class="pinyin">Tāmen <em>qù</em> mǎi yīfu.</span><span class="trans">They are going to buy clothes. </span>
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* 你 <em>去</em> 旅行 吗?<span class="pinyin">Nǐ xiǎng <em>qù</em> lǚxíng ma?</span><span class="trans">Would you like to go travel?</span>
* 我 <em>去</em> 看 书 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ <em>qù</em> kànshū.</span><span class="trans">I'm going to (go) read a book.</span>
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* 我们 <em>去</em> 吃饭 吧 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒmen <em>qù</em> chīfàn ba.</span><span class="trans">Let's go eat.</span>
* 你 <em>去</em> 告诉 他 。<span class="pinyin">Nǐ <em>qù</em> gàosu tā.</span><span class="trans">You'll go tell him.</span>
 
* 我 <em>去</em> 做 饭 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ <em>qù</em> zuò fàn.</span><span class="trans">I'll go cook.</span>
 
* 很 多 人 <em>去</em> 看 电影。<span class="pinyin">Hěnduō rén <em>qù</em> kàn diànyǐng.</span><span class="trans">A lot of people are going to watch a movie.</span>
 
* 我 想 <em>去</em> 游泳 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ xiǎng <em>qù</em> yóuyǒng.</span><span class="trans">I'd like to go swimming.</span>
 
* 我们 <em>去</em> 旅游 吧 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒmen <em>qù</em> lǚyóu ba.</span><span class="trans">Let's go travel.</span>
 
 
* 九 点 <em>去</em> 开会 。<span class="pinyin">Jiǔ diǎn <em>qù</em> kāihuì.</span><span class="trans">At 9 o'clock, we'll (go) have the meeting.</span>
 
* 九 点 <em>去</em> 开会 。<span class="pinyin">Jiǔ diǎn <em>qù</em> kāihuì.</span><span class="trans">At 9 o'clock, we'll (go) have the meeting.</span>
 
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You can use 去 (qù) for talking about travelling. It's pretty easy to get a handle on this verb. The only trick is getting used to not saying "to" before the destination.

去 with just a Place

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

Structure

Subj. + 去 + Place

Notice that you don't need a word to express "to."

Examples

  • 公司 。(公司 literally means "company" but is often used to mean "office.") gōngsī.I'm going to the office.
  • 洗手间 吗? xǐshǒujiān ma?Do you go to the bathroom?/ Are you going to the bathroom?
  • 下午 我 会 超市。(会 is used here to indicate the future.)Xiàwǔ wǒ huì chāoshì.In the afternoon, I'll go to the supermarket.
  • 我们 现在 公园。Wǒmen xiànzài gōngyuán.We're going to the park now.
  • 晚上 我们 酒吧 。你 去 吗 ?(Again, expressing intent, using 去 by itself)Wǎnshang wǒmen jiǔbā. Nǐ qù ma?Tonight we're going to the bar. Are you going?

You can also use 去 (qù) for asking questions. (Note the use of question words and question particles.)

  • A: 哪儿 nǎr ?Where are you going?
  • B: 学校 xuéxiào .I am going to school.
  • B: 我家 wǒjiā ma ?Are you going to my place?
  • A:(literally, "I'm going.").Yes.

When answering a yes-no question that uses 去 (qù) you don't need anything following it. However, it's important to note that you cannot just use 去 (qù) when there is no context.

去 with a Verb

The "place" can also be some sort of action. The structure then means "go to do (something)," and "go and do (something)."

Structure

Subj. + 去 + Verb

Examples

  • 工作 。 gōngzuò.I'm going to work.
  • 上课 。 shàngkè.He's going to class.
  • 你 想 旅行 吗?Nǐ xiǎng lǚxíng ma?Would you like to go travel?
  • 我们 吃饭 吧 。Wǒmen chīfàn ba.Let's go eat.
  • 九 点 开会 。Jiǔ diǎn kāihuì.At 9 o'clock, we'll (go) have the meeting.

See also

Sources and further reading

Books