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下去xià qùto go down

HSK 2word

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下去 (xià qù) means "to go down" and "to go on." As to go down, it appears in 你下去看看 (Go down and take a look). As to go on, it appears in 你说下去 (Go on). A speaker also says 好,我现在就下去 (Okay, I'll go down right now). A speaker also says 我马上下去 (I'm going down right away).

What does 下去 mean?

  1. 1.

    to go downverb

  2. 2.

    to go onverb

What do the characters in 下去 mean?

  • 下to go down
  • 去to go

How do you use 下去?

See it in 你下去看看 and 你说下去

What are some examples of 下去 in a sentence?

  1. 你下去看看。

    Nǐ xiàqù kànkan.

    Go down and take a look.

  2. 你说下去。

    Nǐ shuō xiàqù.

    Go on.

How is 下去 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    你朋友在楼下等你。

    Nǐ péngyou zài lóuxià děng nǐ.

    Your friend is waiting for you downstairs.

  2. Speaker B:

    好,我现在就下去。

    Hǎo, wǒ xiànzài jiù xiàqù.

    Okay, I'll go down right now.

  3. Speaker A:

    他等了很久了。

    Tā děng le hěn jiǔ le.

    He's been waiting a long time.

  4. Speaker B:

    我马上下去。

    Wǒ mǎshàng xiàqù.

    I'm going down right away.

Can you use 下去 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 你___看看。 (Go down and take a look.)
  2. 2.What does 你说下去。 mean?
  3. 3.Fill in the blank: 我马上___。 (I'm going down right away.)

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.