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Chinese grammar - The verb of motion 'to go to' - 去 (qù)

The verb of motion 'to go to' - 去 (qù)

The Chinese verb (qù) means 'to go to'.

It does not require a preposition (like 'to') and takes a direct object (the destination).

Likewise, the question 'to where?' does not require a preposition in Chinese - just 哪里 (ná lǐ) ?

Examples:
我去学校。
wǒ qù xuéxiào.
I am going to school.
他去商店。
tā qù shāngdiàn.
He is going to the store.
我们不去公园。
wǒmen bú qù gōngyuán.
We are not going to the park.
你去哪里?
nǐ qù nálǐ?
Where are you going?
我们去看电影。
wǒmen qù kàn diànyǐng.
We are going to watch a movie.

Note the second verb here immediately follows

他去看医生吗?
tā qù kàn yīshēng ma?
Is he going to see the doctor?
你们去吃饭吗?
nǐ men qù chīfàn ma?
Are you (plural) going to eat?
你们去旅行吗?
nǐ men qù lǚxíng ma?
Are you going on a trip?
我要去北京。
wǒ yào qù běijīng.
I want to go to Beijing.

北京 (běijīng) means 'Beijing' the capital city of China

你不可以去那儿。
nǐ bù kéyǐ qù nàr.
You are not allowed to go there.

那儿 (nàr) means 'there'

他不可以去公园玩。
tā bù kéyǐ qù gōngyuán wán.
He is not allowed to go play in the park.
他的妹妹今天不能去上课。
tā de mèimei jīntiān bù néng qù shàngkè.
His sister cannot go to class today.

上课 (shàngkè) means 'attend class'

他今天不能去公司。
tā jīntiān bù néng qù gōngsī.
He cannot go to the office today.
我不能去上班。
wǒ bù néng qù shàngbān.
I cannot go to work.

上班 (shàngbān) means 'go to work'

这辆公共汽车去火车站吗?
zhè liàng gōnggòngqìchē qù huǒchēzhàn ma?
Does this bus go to the train station?

公共汽车 (gōnggòng qìchē) means 'bus'

火车站 (huǒchēzhàn) means 'train station'

你去哪里?
nǐ qù nálǐ?
Where are you going?
我们去哪里吃饭?
wǒmen qù nálǐ chīfàn?
Where are we going to eat?