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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.
  
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== Structure with just a Place ==
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== 去 (qù)  with Just a Place ==
  
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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."
  
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== Examples ==
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===  Examples ===
  
 
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* 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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* 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">Wǒ <em>qù</em> gōngsī.</span><span class="trans">I'm going to the office.</span>
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* 他 <em>去</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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* 你 <em>去</em> 洗手间 吗？<span class="pinyin">Nǐ <em>qù</em> xǐshǒujiān ma?</span><span class="trans">Are you going to the restroom?</span>
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* 她 <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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* 下午 我 会 <em>去</em> 超市。<span class="pinyin">Xiàwǔ wǒ huì <em>qù</em> chāoshì.</span><span class="trans">In the afternoon, I'll go to the supermarket.</span>
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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="trans">I'm going to the office.</span>
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* 我们 现在 <em>去</em> 公园。<span class="pinyin">Wǒmen xiànzài <em>qù</em> gōngyuán.</span><span class="trans">We're going to the park now.</span>
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* 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>
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* 晚上 我们 <em>去</em> 酒吧 。你 去 吗 ？<span class="pinyin">Wǎnshang wǒmen <em>qù</em> jiǔbā. Nǐ qù ma?</span><span class="trans">Tonight we're going to the bar. Are you going?</span>
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* 下午 我 会 <em>去</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>
 
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* 我们 现在 <em>去</em> 公园。<span class="trans">We're going to the park now.</span>
 
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* 晚上 十 点 我们  <em>去</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>
 
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* 我们 <em>去</em>那个中国餐厅吧。<span class="trans">Let's go to that Chinese restaurant.</span>
 
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* 我 想 <em>去</em> 中国。<span class="trans">I'd like to go to China.</span>
 
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* 我 太太 想 <em>去</em> 泰国。<span class="trans">My wife would like to go to Thailand.</span>
 
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* 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>
 
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* 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]]. (Note the use of question words and question particles.)
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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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<div class="liju">
 
<div class="liju">
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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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* A: 你 <em>去</em> 晚会 <strong>吗</strong>？<span class="trans">Are you going to the party?</span>
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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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* B: 我 去。<span class="expl">(literally, "I'm going.")</span><span class="trans">Yes.</span>
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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 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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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.
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== 去 (qù) with a Verb ==
  
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== 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)."
  
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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 ===
  
 
<div class="jiegou">
 
<div class="jiegou">
  
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Subject + 去 + Verb
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Subj. + 去 + Verb
  
 
</div>
 
</div>
  
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== Examples ==
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=== Examples ===
  
 
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<div class="liju">
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* 我 <em>去</em> 工作 。<span class="trans">I'm going to go work.</span>
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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>
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* 他 <em>去</em> 上课 。<span class="trans">He is going to class.</span>
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* 他 <em>去</em> 上课 。<span class="pinyin">Tā <em>qù</em> shàngkè.</span><span class="trans">He's going to class.</span>
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* 他们 <em>去</em> 买 衣服 。<span class="trans">They are going to buy clothes. </span>
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* 你 想 <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>
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* 我<em>去</em> 看书 。<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>
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* 你<em>去</em> 告诉 他 。<span class="trans">I'll go tell him.</span>
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* 九 点 我们 <em>去</em> 买 。<span class="pinyin">Jiǔ diǎn wǒmen <em>qù</em> mǎi.</span><span class="trans">At 9 o'clock, we'll go buy it.</span>
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* 我<em>去</em> 做饭 。<span class="trans">I'll go cook.</span>
 
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* 很 多 人 <em>去</em> 看 电影。<span class="trans">A lot of people are going to watch a movie.</span>
 
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* 我 想 <em>去</em> 游泳 。<span class="trans">I'd like to go swimming.</span>
 
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* 我们 <em>去</em> 旅游 吧 。<span class="trans">Let's go traveling.</span>
 
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* 九 点 <em>去</em> 开会 。<span class="trans">At 9 o'clock we'll go have the meeting.</span>
 
 
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=== Books ===
 
=== Books ===
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*[[Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (3rd ed)]] (pp. 106)　[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276385/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=sinosplice-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=0887276385 →buy]
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* [[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|HSK Standard Course 1|50}}
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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]]
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Expressing movement
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[[Category:Dialogs]]
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{{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}}
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{{Similar|Basic sentence order}}
 
 
{{Similar|To go to a place}}
 
{{Similar|To go to a place}}
 
{{POS|Verbs}}
 
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{{Subprop|Verbs}}
 
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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

  • 我 去 公司 。公司 literally means "company" but is often used to mean "office."Wǒ qù gōngsī.I'm going to the office.
  • 你 去 洗手间 吗？Nǐ qù xǐshǒujiān ma?Are you going to the restroom?
  • 下午 我 会 去 超市。Xiàwǔ wǒ huì qù chāoshì.In the afternoon, I'll go to the supermarket.
  • 我们 现在 去 公园。Wǒmen xiànzài qù gōngyuán.We're going to the park now.
  • 晚上 我们 去 酒吧 。你 去 吗 ？Wǎnshang wǒmen qù 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: 你 去 哪儿 ？Nǐ qù nǎr ?Where are you going?
  • B: 我 去 学校 。Wǒ qù xuéxiào .I am going to school.
  • A: 你 去 我 家 吗？Nǐ qù wǒ jiā ma ?Are you going to my place?
  • B: 我 去。literally, "I'm going."Wǒ qù.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

  • 我 去 工作 。Wǒ qù gōngzuò.I'm going to work.
  • 他 去 上课 。Tā qù shàngkè.He's going to class.
  • 你 想 去 旅行 吗？Nǐ xiǎng qù lǚxíng ma?Would you like to go travel?
  • 我们 去 吃饭 吧 。Wǒmen qù chīfàn ba.Let's go eat.
  • 九 点 我们 去 买 。Jiǔ diǎn wǒmen qù mǎi.At 9 o'clock, we'll go buy it.

See also

Sources and further reading

Books

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