下去

xiàqù

verb HSK 3 #435

Meanings

1 to go down
2 to continue (doing something)

Characters

Examples

HSK 1

你先下去吧。

Nǐ xiān xiàqù ba.

You go down first.

HSK 2

我们不能这样下去了。

Wǒmen bùnéng zhèyàng xiàqù le.

We can't go on like this.

HSK 3

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