HSK 3 · Movement & Direction

下去

xià qù

to go down; to go on

Stroke order of 下去

2 characters, 8 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

下 · 3 strokes 去 · 5 strokes

Memory trick

下 down and 去 go.

Parts: 下 down + 去 go

The characters in 下去

下 xià — down; under; below (3 strokes)
去 qù — to go (5 strokes)

Example sentence

你们先下去吧。

You go down first.

Words with 下

下午afternoon 楼下downstairs 下课class is over 下班to get off work 下车to get off (a vehicle)坐下to sit down 下down; under; below 下边below; bottom 下雨to rain 下次next time 一下儿(once; a bit)下雪to snow 零下below zero 下周next week 接下来next; following 以下below; less than 放下to put down 留下to stay; to leave behind

Words with 去

去年last year 去to go 出去to go out 进去to go in 回去to go back 过去the past; to go over 上去to go up 去世to pass away 看上去to look; it seems 失去to lose

More words: Movement & Direction

上来to come up 上去to go up 下来to come down 传来to come through (of sound or news)放到to put into 推开to push open 前进to go forward; to advance 退to retreat; to return (sth)退出to withdraw; to quit 追to chase 随to follow 转to turn; to transfer 跳to jump 按to press; according to

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