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下去

xiàqù

to go down

A person going down stairs
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Characters in this word

下 xià

Strokes
3
Radical
一 — one
Made of
一 one 卜 divination, fortune-telling
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

去 qù

Strokes
5
Radical
厶 — private, secret
Made of
土 soil, earth 厶 private, secret

Example phrases

  • 我们走下去。 Wǒmen zǒu xiàqu. We walk down.
  • 请你坐下去。 Qǐng nǐ zuò xiàqu. Please take a seat.
  • 水慢慢下去。 Shuǐ mànmàn xiàqu. The water slowly goes down.

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