去

qù

“To go” in Chinese is 去 (qù).

Other characters with the syllable qu: see all 11 →

Meaning

to go
to go to (a place)
(of a time etc) last

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just passed
to send
to remove
to get rid of
to reduce
to be apart from in space or time
to die (euphemism)
to play (a part)
(when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth
(after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker)
(used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)

Example

她出去了

She went out.

From 出去 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

5 strokes

Words containing 去

出去chūqùto go outHSK 1 回去huíqùto returnHSK 1 进去jìnqùto go inHSK 1 去年qùniánlast yearHSK 1 过去guòqù(in the) past; former; previousHSK 3 去世qùshìto pass awayHSK 3 上去shàngqùto go upHSK 3 失去shīqùto loseHSK 3

More HSK 1 characters

爱àito love; to be fond of; to likeHSK 1 八bāeightHSK 1 爸bàfatherHSK 1 吧babar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc)HSK 1 白báiBai ethnic groupHSK 1 百bǎihundredHSK 1 班bānteam; class; gradeHSK 1 半bànhalfHSK 1 帮bāngto helpHSK 1 包bāoto coverHSK 1

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