Read Edit View history 下去 xiàqu HSK3 to continue Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 下去 xià//qu to continue particle Used after a verb to indicate that an action is continuing or will continue. 他说他没法再等下去了。 tā shuō tā méi fǎ zài děng xià qu le. He said he couldn't wait any longer. 让聊天自然发展下去。 ràng liáo tiān zìrán fāzhǎn xià qu. Let the conversation develop naturally. to go down verb + particle To descend; to move from a higher place to a lower place, such as going downstairs or traveling from an urban area to the countryside. 现在，我们只需找到一条下去的路。 xiànzài, wǒmen zhǐxū zhǎo dào yī tiáo xià qu de lù. Now we just need to find a way down. downward particle Used after a verb to indicate motion downward and away from the speaker, such as falling down 我们掉下去就输了。 wǒmen diào xià qu jiù shū le. If we fall, we lose. down particle Used after verbs of consumption to indicate the act of swallowing or taking something in, such as eating or swallowing something 他端起一碗水，咕嘟咕嘟地喝了下去。 tā duān qǐ yī wǎn shuǐ, gūdū gūdū de hē le xià qu. He took up a bowl of water and gulped it down. to become more particle Used after an adjective to indicate that a state is intensifying or will continue to develop. to leave To step down from a stage or platform; to withdraw, such as when a performer or servant leaves the presence of others. to disappear To subside or go away, often used for things like swelling or a fever. to go to the grassroots To go from a higher-level organization to a lower level or to the countryside to investigate or work. to be next To be the next person or thing in a sequence or turn. Show rare definitions Hide rare definitions Frequency Movie subtitles 231.5 per million appears in 57% of films Written text 106.1 per million Details HSK 3.0 Level 3 Cross-References Antonym 上来 shànglaiReferenced by 发展下去 fāzhǎnxiàqu走下去 zǒuxiàqu Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
下去 xià//qu to continue particle Used after a verb to indicate that an action is continuing or will continue. 他说他没法再等下去了。 tā shuō tā méi fǎ zài děng xià qu le. He said he couldn't wait any longer. 让聊天自然发展下去。 ràng liáo tiān zìrán fāzhǎn xià qu. Let the conversation develop naturally. to go down verb + particle To descend; to move from a higher place to a lower place, such as going downstairs or traveling from an urban area to the countryside. 现在，我们只需找到一条下去的路。 xiànzài, wǒmen zhǐxū zhǎo dào yī tiáo xià qu de lù. Now we just need to find a way down. downward particle Used after a verb to indicate motion downward and away from the speaker, such as falling down 我们掉下去就输了。 wǒmen diào xià qu jiù shū le. If we fall, we lose. down particle Used after verbs of consumption to indicate the act of swallowing or taking something in, such as eating or swallowing something 他端起一碗水，咕嘟咕嘟地喝了下去。 tā duān qǐ yī wǎn shuǐ, gūdū gūdū de hē le xià qu. He took up a bowl of water and gulped it down. to become more particle Used after an adjective to indicate that a state is intensifying or will continue to develop. to leave To step down from a stage or platform; to withdraw, such as when a performer or servant leaves the presence of others. to disappear To subside or go away, often used for things like swelling or a fever. to go to the grassroots To go from a higher-level organization to a lower level or to the countryside to investigate or work. to be next To be the next person or thing in a sequence or turn. Show rare definitions Hide rare definitions Frequency Movie subtitles 231.5 per million appears in 57% of films Written text 106.1 per million Details HSK 3.0 Level 3 Cross-References Antonym 上来 shànglaiReferenced by 发展下去 fāzhǎnxiàqu走下去 zǒuxiàqu Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)