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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
qù | qu4
English translation
to go
to go to (a place)
to cause to go or send (sb)
to remove
to get rid of
(when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth
to be apart from in space or time
(after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker)
(used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)
(of a time or an event etc) just passed or elapsed
to go away, to leave, to depart

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Number of strokes

5

Traditional form

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

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Positional decomposition

土厶

Explanation

Origin unclear. The kǒu component is variously explained as (1) an opening to a building or cave that the person is departing from, or (2) an anus, i.e. the orifice through which things leave a person.

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" yuàn 愿意 yuànyì ràng dào 亚特兰大 Yà tè lán dà ,去刻 shǎng 几个 jǐ ge ya ?

" Would you like for me to take it to Atlanta and have it engraved? "

天气 tiānqì hěn bàng , xiǎng 开车 kāi chē 出去 chū qù 兜兜 dōu dou fēng .

The weather is so nice that I to go for a drive.

xiǎng qiáo 睡觉 shuìjiào .

I was sorely tempted to miss class and sleep in instead.

yòng 锋利 fēnglì de Dāo xiāo 厚厚的果皮 guǒ pí .

She pared off the thick peel with a sharp knife.

měi 星期日 Xīng qī rì 不论 bù lùn qíng dōu huì 教堂 jiào táng zuò 礼拜 lǐ bài .

Rain or shine, I go to church every Sunday.

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
to go
过去 guòqu former過去
去年 qùnián last year去年 qùnián
出去 chū qù to go out出去 chū qù
下去 xià qù to go down下去 xià qù
失去 shīqù to lose失去 shīqù
回去 huí qu to return回去 huí qu
进去 jìn qù to go in進去
看上去 kàn shang qu it would appear看上去 kàn shang qu
上去 shàng qù to go up上去 shàng qù
去世 qùshì to die去世 qùshì
死去 sǐ qù to die死去 sǐ qù
离去 lí qù to leave離去
除去 chú qù to eliminate除去 chú qù
去掉 qù diào to get rid of去掉 qù diào
去除 qù chú to remove去除 qù chú
过不去 guò bu qù to embarrass過不去
去向 qù xiàng whereabouts去向 qù xiàng
去处 qù chù place去處
减去 jiǎn qù minus減去
何去何从 hé qù hé cóng what course to follow何去何從
去留 qù liú going or staying去留 qù liú
去路 qù lù outlet去路 qù lù
豁出去 huō chu qu to press one's luck豁出去 huō chu qu
一去不复返 yī qù bù fù fǎn gone forever一去不復返

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Decomposition

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Compounds

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    • què
      • jiǎo , jiǎo
    • diū
      • gài
        • , , , , ,
      • , , , , , , , , , , , , , yàn , , , , ,
    • jié , qiè , , , , , , , qiè , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , jié , , , , ,
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