Definitions

(verb) to go; to go to (a place); leave
(verb) go away; leave
(verb) to remove; to get rid of; to reduce
(adjective) last; past

Etymology

Depicts opening the mouth () wide () to let a yawn leave the mouth. Original form of .

About

The character 去 structurally combines 大 (a person) above 厶 (a receptacle or pit), suggesting an image of someone leaving a place or disposing of something. Its core meaning is the action of departing or moving away from a location. Beyond physical movement, it functions as a directional complement in grammar, indicating action away from the speaker, and also conveys the sense of removal or getting rid of something.

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Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
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Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
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Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
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Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
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Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
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Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
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Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
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Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Example Sentences Hide

我们公园吧。

Wǒmen qù gōngyuán ba.

Let's go to the park.

明天我要上班。

Míngtiān wǒ yào qù shàngbān.

Tomorrow I have to go to work.

火车站怎么走?

Qù huǒchēzhàn zěnme zǒu?

How do I get to the train station?

了北京。

Tā qùnián qùle Běijīng.

He went to Beijing last year.

她喜欢海边散步。

Tā xǐhuān qù hǎibiān sànbù.

She likes to go for a walk by the sea.

他决定国外学习。

Tā juédìng qù guówài xuéxí.

He decided to go abroad to study.

如果你不,我会很失望。

Rúguǒ nǐ bù qù, wǒ huì hěn shīwàng.

If you don't go, I will be very disappointed.

尽管下雨,他们还是了音乐会。

Jǐnguǎn xiàyǔ, tāmen háishì qùle yīnyuèhuì.

Despite the rain, they still went to the concert.