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
keep what is good, discard the rest
always at sb's beck and call
always at sb's beck and call
always bossing people around
always bossing people around
to cry one's heart out
to cry one's heart out
to press on
to press on
to paint over; to paint out
to paint over; to paint out
(coll.) aplenty; millions of
bon voyage; Godspeed
to take along with one
to take along with one
It is better to travel hopefully than to arrive.
It is better to travel hopefully than to arrive.
to take sth seriously; to take sth to heart
to take sth seriously; to take sth to heart
to be madly in love
to be madly in love
crap!; (slang) shoot!
crap!; (slang) shoot!
(slang) dang!; shoot!
to deduct (points etc)