How to say “go down” in Chinese
go down
“Go down” in Chinese is 下去, xià qù: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
下去 is read xià qù: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
A stroke under a line.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “下去”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 下去. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我们下去吃饭吧wǒmenxiàqùchīfànbaLet's go down and eat.
- 你一定要坚持下去。nǐyídìngyàojiānchíxiàquYou have to keep going, don't give up.
- 我会坚持下去的wǒhuìjiānchíxiàqudeI won't give up — I'll keep going.
- 一旦决定了，就要坚持下去。yídànjuédìngle,jiùyàojiānchíxiàquOnce you've decided, see it through.
- 蛇把鸡蛋吞下去了shébǎjīdàntūnxiàquleThe snake swallowed the egg.
- 猫钻到床底下去了māozuāndàochuángdǐxiaqùleThe cat crawled under the bed.
More words from the lesson “Up and down”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “go down” in Chinese?
“Go down” in Chinese is 下去, pinyin xiàqù.
What does 下去 mean?
下去 (xiàqù) means “go down”.
How do you write 下去?
下去 is 2 characters: 下 (xià) — below, under; 去 (qù) — go, leave. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 下去?
下去 is read xiàqù. Tones: xià — fourth tone, qù — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“go down” in the lesson “Up and down”
This word is from the topic “There and back” of HSK 2. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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