What does 去 mean in Chinese?

去 (qù) means "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)" in Chinese. The new HSK exam tests it at HSK 1.

How do you pronounce 去?

去 is pronounced "qù" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 4.

What HSK level is 去?

去 is an HSK 1 word on the new HSK exam syllabus. It is HSK 1 on both the old and the new exam.

What words contain the character 去?

Common words with 去 include 上去 (to go up), 下去 (to go down), 仙去 (to become an immortal), 不去理 (not to pay attention to), 了去了 ((coll.) (after adjectives such as 多, 大, 远, 高) very).

How do you write 去?

去 has 5 strokes. Its radical is 厶. You can view the stroke order animation on our stroke order tool.

去 (qù), to go

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qù

to go; to go to (a place); (of a time etc) last; just passed

HSK 1verb5 strokes

Character Breakdown

去 = 土 + 厶

Private departure from earth — to go

Radical: 厶 (no. 28)Strokes: 5

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Definitions

(verb) 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)

Example Sentences

我每天去学校。

Wǒ měitiān qù xuéxiào

I go to school every day

Words Containing 去

Word	Pinyin	Meaning	HSK
上去	shàng qù	to go up	HSK 2
下去	xià qù	to go down	HSK 2
仙去	xiān qù	to become an immortal
不去理	bù qù lǐ	not to pay attention to
了去了

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加(jiā)· to add

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下来(xià lai)· to come down

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出来(chū lái)· to come out

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Grammar Notes

Questions with 吗HSK 1

Statement + 吗？

Negation with 不HSK 1

Subject + 不 + Verb / Adjective

Negation with 没 / 没有HSK 1

Subject + 没(有) + Verb / Object

Time Expression PlacementHSK 1

Subject + Time + Verb + Object (or) Time + Subject + Verb + Object

Expressing "Want" with 想HSK 1

Subject + 想 + Verb + Object

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HSK levels

New HSK exam: HSK 1
HSK 2.0: HSK 1
HSK Lord study list: HSK 1 list

去: HSK 1 on both the old and the new exam. See where your old level lands

New exam levels follow the CLEC syllabus released 15 November 2025. The first official sitting is announced for 13 December 2026. HSK 7-9 is one advanced band.

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