Chinese Verb "去" (qù)

to go

Movement verb

Basic Usage

Basic

Subject + 去 + place

我去超市。

Wǒ qù chāoshì.

I go to the supermarket.

Purpose

Subject + 去 + verb

我去买东西。

Wǒ qù mǎi dōngxi.

I go to buy things.

Completed Action (了 (le))

Completed with 了

Subject + 去 + 了 + place

他去了北京。

Tā qù le Běijīng.

He went to Beijing.

Experience (过 (guò))

Experience with 过

Subject + 去 + 过 + place

我去过日本。

Wǒ qù guò Rìběn.

I have been to Japan.

Ongoing Action (在/着)

In progress

Subject + 在 + 去 + place + 的路上

我在去学校的路上。

Wǒ zài qù xuéxiào de lùshàng.

I am on my way to school.

Future / Intent (会/要/想)

Future with 要

Subject + 要 + 去 + place

明天我要去上海。

Míngtiān wǒ yào qù Shànghǎi.

Tomorrow I will go to Shanghai.

Future with 会

Subject + 会 + 去

他会去的。

Tā huì qù de.

He will go.

Negation (不/没)

Negative present

Subject + 不去 + place

我不去。

Wǒ bù qù.

I'm not going.

Negative past

Subject + 没去 + place

她没去上班。

Tā méi qù shàngbān.

She didn't go to work.

Common Compounds & Related Words

Chinese	Pinyin	Meaning
去年	qùnián	last year
出去	chūqù	to go out
回去	huíqù	to go back
过去	guòqù	the past / to go over

Example Sentences

你想去哪儿？

Nǐ xiǎng qù nǎr?

Where do you want to go?

我们去吃饭吧。

Wǒmen qù chīfàn ba.

Let's go eat.

去过中国以后，我爱上了中国文化。

Qù guò Zhōngguó yǐhòu, wǒ àishàng le Zhōngguó wénhuà.

After visiting China, I fell in love with Chinese culture.