Word information
Simplified下去
Traditional下去
Pinyinxiàqù
Part of speech动
HSK 3.02
HSK 2.0Not listed
Chinese word dictionary
下去
xiàqù · to go down; to descend; to go on; to continue; (of a servant) to withdraw
Character breakdown
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How to learn 下去
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去qù
to go; to go to (a place); (of a time etc) last; just passed; to send; to remove; to get rid of; to reduce; to be apart from in space or time; to die (euphemism); to play (a part); (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth; (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker); (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)
去年qùniánlast year
下xiàdown; downwards; below; lower; later; next (week etc); second (of two parts); to decline; to go down; to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc); measure word to show the frequency of an action
下雨xiàyǔto rain
下班xiàbānto finish work; to get off work; next service (train, bus etc)
下课xiàkèto finish class; to get out of class; (fig.) (esp. of a sports coach) to be dismissed; to be fired