Definition
去 means 'to go (to a place)' and is the most common, general-purpose word for going somewhere. It contrasts with 到 (dào), which emphasizes 'arriving at' or 'reaching' a destination, and 走 (zǒu), which means 'to walk' or 'to leave' (focusing on the act of departing or moving on foot).
verb
to go (to a place)to go in order to do something (used before another verb)
Easily confused
- 在zàilook-alike(verb) to be (located) at; to exist; to be alive
- 区qūsound-alikearea, region, district
- 堂tánglook-alike(noun) hall, large room for a specific purpose
- 取qǔsound-aliketo get, to take, to fetch
- 丢diūlook-aliketo lose; to misplace
- 娶qǔsound-alike(of a man) to marry (a woman), to take as wife
- 塌tālook-aliketo collapse (of structures, etc.)
- 曲qǔsound-aliketune, melody, song (composition)
- 塞sāilook-alike(verb) to stuff, to squeeze in; to block, to stop up
Examples
- 去wǒ qù xuéxiàoI go to school.
- 去？tā qù nǎr?Where is he going?
- 去wǒ qù mǎi píngguǒI'm going to buy apples.
Grammar
Browse more HSK 1 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.