xià qù

下 去

Level:

NHSK 3 SW HSK 1

ReadWriteQuiz

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v.down
- tài yáng luò xià qù le
  太阳落下去了。
  The sun went down.
- tā bǎ yào yàn xià qù le
  他把药咽下去了。
  He got the medicine down.
- yán zhè tiáo lù zǒu xià qù jiù shì xué xiào
  沿这条路走下去就是学校。
  The school is further down the road.
synonym
xià lái下来
antonym
shàng lái上来
2
v.(used after a verb) on; continue
- qǐng jiǎng xià qù
  请讲下去。
  Please go on.
- tā jī dòng de shuō bù xià qù
  他激动得说不下去。
  He was so overcome with emotion that he couldn't go on.
- tā jué xīn jiān chí xià qù xiǎn shì chū tā qiáng dà de yì zhì lì
  他决心坚持下去，显示出他强大的意志力。
  His decision to continue shows great strength of will.
3
v.(used after a adjective) become; get; grow
- bìng rén de qíng kuàng zài yī tiān tiān huài xià qù
  病人的情况在一天天坏下去。
  The patient is getting worse and worse.

Note
1. "下去" is different from "下来". The form "adj. + 下来" means "begin", and the form "adj. + 下去" means "continue". 2."去" is sometimes read in the neutral tone.
Separable word
"下" and "去" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 电梯坏了，下不去了。
  The elevator doesn’t work. We can’t get down.
- 你下得去吗？
  Can you go down there?

下去