to go; to go to (a place)

Character data

HSK 1
Frequency 64th character
Radical ⼛ (28.3)
Strokes 5
Index # 204

Definitions

去 qù
  1. 1. to go
  2. 2. to go to (a place)
  3. 3. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker)
  4. 4. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth
  5. 5. to be apart from in space or time
  6. 6. to remove
  7. 7. to get rid of
  8. 8. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)
  9. 9. to reduce
  10. 10. (of a time etc) last
  11. 11. just passed
  12. 12. to die (euphemism)
  13. 13. to send
  14. 14. to play (a part)

Stroke order

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Words containing 去

Word Meaning
gradually; little by little; in the course of time
gone forever
gone forever
gone without a trace
gone without a trace
as far as the eye can see
to ignore; not to pay attention to; to leave sth as it is
not much better; just as bad
not much better; just as bad
extremely
the people are gone and the place is empty (idiom)
(fig.) to die; to become an immortal
to take up (one's time etc)
to take up (one's time etc)
what course to follow; what path to take
come without a shadow, leave without a footprint (idiom); to come and leave without a trace
come without a shadow, leave without a footprint (idiom); to come and leave without a trace
back and forth again and again; repeatedly
back and forth again and again; repeatedly
backwards and forwards
backwards and forwards
Easy come, easy go. (idiom)
Easy come, easy go. (idiom)
lit. come without a shadow, leave without a footprint (idiom); to come and go without a trace
lit. come without a shadow, leave without a footprint (idiom); to come and go without a trace