下去

xiàqù

verb HSK 3 #435

Meanings

1 to go down
2 to continue (doing something)

Characters

Examples

你先下去吧。

Nǐ xiān xiàqù ba.

You go down first.

我们不能这样下去了。

Wǒmen bùnéng zhèyàng xiàqù le.

We can't go on like this.

请继续说下去。

Qǐng jìxù shuō xiàqù.

Please continue speaking.

Tips

grammar

As a complement, 下去 means 'to continue': 说下去 (keep talking), 做下去 (keep doing), 活下去 (keep living). Very common pattern.

Stroke Order

下 xià

去 qù