去
qù
In Chinese, 'going to' is expressed as 去 (qù).
去 is used to describe the act of moving toward a specific place. It can also function as a serial verb construction where it is immediately followed by another verb, such as in the structure 去 + verb, to indicate going somewhere specifically to perform a certain action.
Which one should you use?
While 去 describes moving away from the speaker toward a destination, the word 来 is used when the movement is toward the speaker's current location.
How does it change in a sentence?
To express a future intention or a specific plan to go somewhere, you can place 要 before 去, resulting in the form 要去.
How do you pronounce it?
qù
Did you know?
- Some scholars believe the ancient form of 去 was a drawing of a man with a hole in his crotch, representing an 'anus' to symbolize the act of getting rid of something.
Examples in context
- 我要去饮马。I am going to water the horse.This sentence uses 去 to describe going to an activity involving a horse.Tatoeba #5574757 by verdastelo9604, translation #2716243 by Amastan
- 我去看电影。I'm going to the cinema.This sentence uses 去 to describe going to the cinema.Tatoeba #7771886 by jiangche, translation #1055075 by Eldad
- 我去学校了。I'm going to school.This sentence uses 去 to describe going to school.Tatoeba #8936490 by crescat, translation #3315771 by CK
- 我明天将前往北京。I will go to Beijing tomorrow.
- 我计划下个月前去上海开会。I plan to go to Shanghai for a meeting next month.
- 我明天要去影院看电影。I'm going to the cinema to watch a movie tomorrow.
- 我们一起走吧！Let's go together!
- 218 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Jia Yi and Jun Jie are talking in a park.
- 佳怡 Jiayi你打算去哪里？Nǐ dǎsuàn qù nǎlǐ?Where are you planning to go?
- 俊杰 Junjie我要去超市。Wǒ yào qù chāoshì.I am going to the supermarket.
- 佳怡 Jiayi我也要去那里。Wǒ yě yào qù nàlǐ.I am going there too.
- 俊杰 Junjie那我们一起去吧。Nà wǒmen yīqǐ qù ba.Then let's go together.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries 去, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
