去 Stroke Order — How to Write 去
去 is written in 5 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 厶, then complete the remaining strokes.
Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.
去 Radical and Character Components
Radical: 厶 + 3 more strokes
去 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- qù
Meanings of 去 in Chinese
1
qù去
To go; to leave a place and proceed to another; to depart.
这个周末，你有什么好去处吗
Do you have any good places to go this weekend?
To indicate a difference or distance between things, often used in phrases like '相去不远' to express that things are not far apart or are quite similar.
他们的水平相去不远。
Their skill levels are not far apart.
Referring to the past, specifically the immediate past year or season, e.g., 'last year', 'last winter and this spring'.
我去年学了游泳的技能。
I learned how to swim last year.
To remove, get rid of, or subtract something. Often used in combinations like '去掉' (to remove, take away).
请把这些杂草去掉。
Please remove these weeds.
To play a role in a drama or opera.
他去演一个主要角色。
He plays a main role.
Used after a verb to indicate direction or movement away from the speaker or a specific point.
我们进去吧。
Let's go in.
Used after a verb to indicate the continuation or progression of an action, often implying movement or a directional focus.
他向窗外望去，一片白茫茫的大雪
He looked out the window, and there was a vast expanse of white snow.
Refers to the 'falling tone' (去声) in Chinese phonetics, which is the fourth tone in modern Mandarin Chinese and the third tone in ancient Chinese.
普通话的第四声就是去声
The fourth tone in Mandarin Chinese is the falling tone (qùshēng).
Common Words and Phrases with 去
1
To remove or get rid of something.
为了保持水质清洁，我们需要定期去除水中的杂质。
To maintain clean water quality, we need to regularly remove impurities from the water.
2
a place to go; whereabouts; a location.
这座公园是市民周末休闲的好去处
This park is a good place for citizens to relax on weekends.
3
discard the dross and select the essential
在学习知识的过程，我们应该学会去粗取精，吸收有用的信息。
In the process of acquiring knowledge, we should learn to discard the dross and keep the essence, absorbing useful information.
4
To remove, get rid of, or eliminate something.
我们可以通过洗涤把衣服上的污渍去掉。
We can remove the stains from the clothes by washing them.
5
To remove dirt, grime, scale, or stains from a surface; the act of cleaning or descaling.
这种洗涤剂具有强大的去垢功能，能让衣物洁净如新
This detergent has powerful stain-removing capabilities, making clothes as clean as new.
6
to quit office; to resign from an official post
他因为身体不适而选择去官，回家休养
He chose to resign from his post due to poor health, to go home and recuperate.
7
leave one's native country or motherland
他少年时便去国远游，饱览异域风光。
He left his country at a young age to travel far and wide, enjoying exotic scenery.
8
To reduce internal heat in Traditional Chinese Medicine.
夏天多喝绿豆汤可以帮助身体去火。
Drinking more mung bean soup in summer can help to clear internal heat from the body.
9
A prefix (nor-) indicating the absence of a methylene group from a parent compound, often used in naming steroids and alkaloids.
去甲肾上腺素是一种重要的神经递质，参与调节心率和血压。
Noradrenaline is an important neurotransmitter involved in regulating heart rate and blood pressure.
10
whether to assume or decline an office; whether to leave or stay
他正在权衡利弊，迟迟无法做出关于自己去就的决定。
He is weighing the pros and cons, and has been slow to decide whether to leave or stay.
11
The act or process of removing scales, typically from a fish.
在烹饪之前，我们通常需要先给鱼去鳞
Before cooking, we usually need to scale the fish first.
12
leave or stay
对于未来的去留，他心里还没有答案。
He still has no answer in his heart regarding his future decision to stay or leave.
13
The path or way forward; a route to a destination.
大雪封住了山路，阻断了我们回家的去路
Heavy snow blocked the mountain road, cutting off our way home.
14
15
To prevent the exchange or feedback of energy from one circuit to another.
在电路设计中，我们经常使用电容器来实现电源的去耦，以减少噪声干扰
In circuit design, we often use capacitors to achieve power supply decoupling, reducing noise interference.
16
to accept or reject; to make a choice
在...时整理旧文件，他花了很多时间去取，最终只留下了最重要的几份。
When organizing old documents, he spent a lot of time sifting through them, ultimately keeping only the most important few.
More words with 去
- chú除qù去remove, exclude
- shān删qù去To delete or remove (something).
- tùn褪qù去to take off (clothes, etc.)
- duó夺qu去take away, seize
- huō豁chū出qù去Go all out, Risk everything
- luè略qù去To omit or leave out.
- wáng亡qù去to flee; to be lost or scattered
- yǐ已qù去From now on; hereafter
- fēi飞lái来fēi飞qù去to fly from one place to another
- guàng逛lái来guàng逛qù去Wander around, Stroll about
- qù去shì世die, pass away
- cí辞qù去resign, quit
- jìn进qu去Go in, Enter
- lí离qù去leave, depart
- qù去xiàng向whereabouts, destination
- shī失qù去lose, forfeit
- shì逝qù去pass away, die
- sòng送qu去Send, Deliver
- xià下qu去down, continue
- yuǎn远qù去go far away, depart
Idioms with 去
- qù去wěi伪cún存zhēn真eliminate the false, preserve the true
- qù去zhù住liǎng两nán难difficult to decide whether to go or stay
- bù不rú如guī归qù去Better to go home
- bù不zhī知qù去xiàng向whereabouts unknown
- chūn春lái来qiū秋qù去springs come and autumns go
- chūn春qù去dōng冬lái来spring goes, winter comes
- chūn春qù去qiū秋lái来seasons come and go
- chūn春qù去xià夏lái来spring passes and summer comes
- dà大jiāng江dōng东qù去The irreversible passage of time
- dà大shì事qù去yǐ矣Major matters are beyond recovery
- dà大shì势yǐ已qù去The general trend is lost
- diān颠lái来bǒ簸qù去tossed and jounced back and forth
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Open the tool →Questions about 去
What does 去 mean in Chinese?
去 (qù) means “To go” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 去?
去 is pronounced qù in Mandarin Chinese.
How many strokes does 去 have?
去 has 5 strokes.
How do you write 去?
去 is written in 5 strokes, starting from the radical 厶. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 去?
The radical of 去 is 厶.
