去Tone 4

qù ｜ 5 strokes ｜ radical: 厶

去 · qù

to go;

to leave;

to depart;

to remove;

to get rid of;

past;

previous

to goto leaveto depart

Usage highlights

to golast yearto go to schoolto go to workto removeto eliminate

Synonyms

走— to walk; to leave
离开— to leave; to depart
前往— to proceed to; to go to

Antonyms

来— to come
回— to return
留— to stay

Usage & contexts

Examples

I am going to school (去学校).
He left yesterday (昨天去了).
Please remove this item (请去掉这个).
Last year(去年)
Go to work(去上班)

Collocations

to go(去)
last year(去年)
to go to school(去上学)
to go to work(去上班)
to remove(去掉)
to eliminate(除去)

Idioms

To go one's own way(各奔前程)
To go from bad to worse(每况愈下)
To go with the tide(随波逐流)
To go through fire and water(赴汤蹈火)
Where to go?(何去何从)

Cultural background

One of the most fundamental verbs in Chinese, indicating movement away from the speaker.
Used in time expressions like 去年 (last year) to indicate past time.
In philosophical contexts, represents departure or change of state.

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