Chinese word

下去

Pronunciation

Pinyinxià qù

Meaning

  • verbcontinue

Example

你这样下去会出问题的。nǐ zhè yàng xià qù huì chū wèn tí de

If you continue like this, there will be problems.

Illustration for 下去 (continue)

More examples

你休息一下，再继续下去会更有效。nǐ xiū xī yí xià zài jì xù xià qù huì gèng yǒu xiào

If you rest for a while and then continue, it will be more effective.

Core concept

A process extends beyond now along the direction it has already taken, whether that direction is down or simply onward.

Common phrases

  • 这样下去zhè yàng xià qù

    go on like this

  • 继续下去jì xù xià qù

    keep going

Similar words

继续jì xù: Continues the same action or state without a break.
接着jiē zhe: Follows one action with the next or moves on to the next point in a conversation.

Definition in Chinese

用于动词或形容词之后，表示从现在起某一动作或状况继续发生或延伸，常含说话人对走势的判断。yòng yú dòng cí huò xíng róng cí zhī hòu biǎo shì cóng xiàn zài qǐ mǒu yí dòng zuò huò zhuàng kuàng jì xù fā shēng huò yán shēn cháng hán shuō huà rén duì zǒu shì de pàn duàn

Word origin

下 (xià, "down") + 去 (qù, "go") forms a directional expression whose sense of moving onward becomes a grammatical marker for an action or state that lasts.

Usage tips

  • English often separates the continuing action from its likely outcome, while this word can frame both as one developing course in everyday speech.

Other meanings

  • lastverb
  • go downverb

Opposites

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