to go

Type: VerbsHSK 1
Character origin

Radical 土 (earth) + 厶 (private). Leaving a private place out toward the open ground.

Did you know?

The opposite of 来 (to come). In purpose structures it pairs with another verb: '去吃饭' (to go and eat). In northern China people tend to use 去 more than 走 for 'to go'.

Radicals it's made of
earth
private
Example sentence

我去北京。

Wǒ qù Běijīng.

I am going to Beijing.

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