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It'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.
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You can use 去 (qù) whenever you have somewhere to go. It's pretty easy to get a handle on this verb; the only trick is getting used to not needing a word for "to" before the destination.
  
== Structure with just a Place ==
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== 去 (qù)  with Just a Place ==
  
The verb 去 means "to go," and is an easy way to talk about going to places.  
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The verb 去 (qù) means "to go," and is an easy way to talk about going to places.
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===  Structure ===
  
 
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Subject + 去 + Place
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Subj. + 去 + [Place]
  
 
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Notice that you don't need a word to express "to."
 
Notice that you don't need a word to express "to."
  
== Examples ==
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==Examples ===
  
 
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* 我 <em>去</em> 公司 。<span class="expl">公司 literally means "company" but is often used to mean "office."</span><span class="pinyin"><em></em> gōngsī.</span><span class="trans">I'm going to the office.</span>
* 我 <em>去</em> 学校。<span class="expl">(Present tense 去 often translates most naturally into an "-ing" form in English, expressing intent)</span><span class="trans">I go to school. / I'm going to school.</span>
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* <em>去</em> 洗手间 吗?<span class="pinyin"><em></em> xǐshǒujiān ma?</span><span class="trans">Are you going to the restroom?</span>
* 他 <em></em> 图书馆 。 <span class="expl">(Present tense 去 often translates most naturally into an "-ing" form in English, expressing intent)</span><span class="trans">He goes to the library. / He's going to the library.</span>
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* 下午 <em>去</em> 超市。<span class="pinyin">Xiàwǔ wǒ huì <em></em> chāoshì.</span><span class="trans">In the afternoon, I'll go to the supermarket.</span>
* <em>去</em> 邮局 。 <span class="expl">(Present tense 去 often translates most naturally into an "-ing" form in English, expressing intent)</span><span class="trans">She goes to the post office. / She's going to the post office.</span>
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* 我们 现在 <em>去</em> 公园。<span class="pinyin">Wǒmen xiànzài <em></em> gōngyuán.</span><span class="trans">We're going to the park now.</span>
* 我 <em></em> 公司 。<span class="expl">(公司 literally means "company" but is often used to mean "office.")</span><span class="trans">I'm going to the office.</span>
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* 晚上 我们 <em>去</em> 酒吧 。你 吗 ?<span class="pinyin">Wǎnshang wǒmen <em></em> jiǔbā. Nǐ qù ma?</span><span class="trans">Tonight we're going to the bar. Are you going?</span>
* 我 <em>去</em> 上 中文 课。<span class="trans">I'm going to have Chinese class. / I'm going to have a Chinese lesson.</span>
 
* 下午 我 会 <em></em> 超市。<span class="expl">(会 is used here to indicate the future.)</span><span class="trans">In the afternoon I'll go to the supermarket.</span>
 
* 我们 现在 <em>去</em> 公园。<span class="trans">We're going to the park now.</span>
 
* 晚上 十 点 我们  <em></em> 酒吧 。你 去 吗 ?<span class="expl">(Again, expressing intent, using 去 by itself)</span><span class="trans">At 10pm we're going to the bar. Are you going?</span>
 
* 我们 <em>去</em>那个中国餐厅吧。<span class="trans">Let's go to that Chinese restaurant.</span>
 
* 我 想 <em></em> 中国。<span class="trans">I'd like to go to China.</span>
 
* 我 太太 想 <em></em> 泰国。<span class="trans">My wife would like to go to Thailand.</span>
 
* 昨天 我 <em>去</em> 了 那里。<span class="expl">(了 is used here to express a completed action.)</span><span class="trans">Yesterday I went there.</span>
 
* 去年 我 <em>去</em> 了 北京。<span class="expl">(了 is used here to express a completed action.)</span><span class="trans">Last year I went to Beijing.</span>
 
  
 
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You can also use 去 for [[asking questions]].  
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You can also use 去 (qù) for [[asking questions]]. (Note the use of question words and question particles.)
  
 
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* 你 <em>去</em> <strong>哪儿</strong> ?<span class="trans">Where are you going?</span>
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<li><span class="speaker">A:</span> 你 <em>去</em> <strong>哪儿</strong> ?<span class="pinyin">Nǐ <em>qù</em> <strong>nǎr </strong>?</span><span class="trans">Where are you going?</span></li>
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<li><span class="speaker">B:</span> 我 <em>去</em> <strong>学校</strong> 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ <em>qù</em> <strong>xuéxiào </strong>.</span><span class="trans">I am going to school.</span></li>
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<li><span class="speaker">A:</span> 你 <em>去</em> 我 家 <strong>吗</strong>?<span class="pinyin">Nǐ <em>qù</em>  wǒ jiā <strong>ma </strong>?</span><span class="trans">Are you going to my place?</span></li>
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<li><span class="speaker">B:</span> 我 <em>去</em>。<span class="expl">literally, "I'm going."</span><span class="pinyin">Wǒ <em>qù</em>.</span><span class="trans">Yes.</span></li>
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When answering a yes-no question that uses (qù) you don't need anything following it. However, it's important to note that you cannot just use 去 () when there is no context.
 
 
* A: 你 <em></em> 晚会 <strong>吗</strong>?<span class="trans">Are you going to the party?</span>
 
* B: 我 去。<span class="expl">(literally, "I'm going.")</span><span class="trans">Yes.</span>
 
 
 
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When 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.
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== 去 (qù) with a Verb ==
  
== Structure with a Verb ==
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Instead of a place, 去 (qù) can also be followed by some sort of action. The structure then means "go to do (something)," and "go and do (something)."
  
The "place" can also be some sort of action. The structure then means "go to do (something)," and "go and do (something)."
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=== Structure ===
  
 
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Subject + 去 + Verb
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Subj. + 去 + Verb
  
 
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== Examples ==
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=== Examples ===
  
 
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* 我 <em>去</em> 工作 。<span class="pinyin"><em></em> gōngzuò.</span><span class="trans">I'm going to work.</span>
* 我 <em>去</em> 工作 。<span class="trans">I'm going to go work.</span>
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* <em>去</em> 上课 。<span class="pinyin"><em></em> shàngkè.</span><span class="trans">He's going to class.</span>
* 他 <em></em> 上课 。<span class="trans">He is going to class.</span>
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* 你 <em>去</em> 旅行 吗?<span class="pinyin">Nǐ xiǎng <em></em> lǚxíng ma?</span><span class="trans">Would you like to go travel?</span>
* 他们 <em>去</em> 买 衣服 。<span class="trans">They are going to buy clothes. </span>
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* 我们 <em>去</em> 吃饭 吧 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒmen <em></em> chīfàn ba.</span><span class="trans">Let's go eat.</span>
* 我<em></em> 看书 。<span class="trans">I'm going to go read a book.</span>
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* 九 点 我们 <em>去</em> 。<span class="pinyin">Jiǔ diǎn wǒmen <em></em> mǎi.</span><span class="trans">At 9 o'clock, we'll go buy it.</span>
* 你<em>去</em> 告诉 他 。<span class="trans">I'll go tell him.</span>
 
* 我<em></em> 做饭 。<span class="trans">I'll go cook.</span>
 
* 很 多 人 <em>去</em> 看 电影。<span class="trans">A lot of people are going to watch a movie.</span>
 
* 我 想 <em></em> 游泳 。<span class="trans">I'd like to go swimming.</span>
 
* 我们 <em>去</em> 旅游 吧 。<span class="trans">Let's go traveling.</span>
 
* 九 点 <em></em> 开会 。<span class="trans">At 9 o'clock we'll go have the meeting.</span>
 
 
 
 
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==See also==
 
==See also==
 
 
*[[Expressing movement]]
 
*[[Expressing movement]]
  
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=== Books ===
 
=== Books ===
  
* [[Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (3rd ed)]] (pp. 106) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276385/ref=as_li_ss_tl?
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{{Source|HSK Standard Course 1|50}}
* [[现代汉语八百词(增订本)]]  (pp. 455-6) [http://www.amazon.cn/%E7%8E%B0%E4%BB%A3%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E5%85%AB%E7%99%BE%E8%AF%8D/dp/B001198GSW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1345693275&sr=8-1 →buy]
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{{Source|Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (3rd ed)|106}}
 
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{{Source|现代汉语八百词(增订本)|455-6}}
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{{Source|Chinese: An Essential Grammar, Second Edition|67}}
  
 
[[Category:A1 grammar points]]
 
[[Category:A1 grammar points]]
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[[Category:Verbs]]
 
[[Category:Verbs]]
Expressing movement
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[[Category:Dialogs]]
{{Basic Grammar|去|A1|去 + (Place)|我 <em>去</em> 学校。|grammar point|ASGFYNCL}}
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{{Basic Grammar|去|A1|去 + Place|我 <em>去</em> 学校。|grammar point|ASGFYNCL}}
 
{{Used for|Expressing movement}}
 
{{Used for|Expressing movement}}
{{Similar|Basic sentence order}}
 
 
{{Similar|To go to a place}}
 
{{Similar|To go to a place}}
 
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{{Translation|Go}}
 
{{Translation|Go}}

Latest revision as of 09:24, 20 April 2021

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You can use 去 (qù) whenever you have somewhere to go. It's pretty easy to get a handle on this verb; the only trick is getting used to not needing a word for "to" before the destination.

去 (qù) 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?Are you going to the restroom?
  • 下午 我 会 超市。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 ?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.
  • A: 我 家 wǒ jiā ma ?Are you going to my place?
  • B: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 (qù) with a Verb

Instead of a place, 去 (qù) can also be followed by 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 我们 买 。Jiǔ diǎn wǒmen mǎi.At 9 o'clock, we'll go buy it.

See also

Sources and further reading

Books