下去

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word 下去. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word 下去, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say 下去 in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word 下去 you have here. The definition of the word 下去 will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of下去, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Chinese

under; next; lower
under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter
 
 to go; to leave; to remove
simp. and trad.
(下去) 		下 去

Pronunciation

Verb

下去

  1. to go down
  2. (used after a verb) down (away from oneself)
  3. Used as a complement to a verb:
    1. down (indicating motion to a lower or farther position)
      扔下去  ―  rēng xiàqù  ―  to toss downwards
    2. on (to continue; to go on); down (e.g. passed down)
      堅持下去／坚持下去  ―  jiānchí xiàqù  ―  to keep going; to carry on
      沒法看下去／没法看下去  ―  méi fǎ kàn xiàqù  ―  unable to continue watching
      這個習俗被一代一代地傳下去。 [MSC, trad.]
      这个习俗被一代一代地传下去。 [MSC, simp.]
      Zhè ge xísú bèi yīdài yīdài de chuán xiàqù.
      This custom was passed down from one generation to another.

Synonyms

  • (to go down):
Dialectal synonyms of 下去 (“to go down”)
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 下去
Northeastern Mandarin Beijing 下去
Taiwan 下去
Singapore 下去
Cantonese Guangzhou 落去
Hong Kong 落去
Singapore (Guangfu) 落去
Gan Nanchang 下去
Hakka Meixian 落去
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 下去
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 下去
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 下去
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 落去
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 下去
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 落去
Jin Taiyuan 下去
Southern Min Xiamen 落去
Quanzhou 落去
Jinjiang 落去
Zhangzhou 落去
Taipei 落去
Kaohsiung 落去
Singapore (Hokkien) 落去
Manila (Hokkien) 落去
Chaozhou 落去
Shantou 落去
Singapore (Teochew) 落去
Zhongshan Min Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) 落去
Wu Shanghai 下去
Wenzhou 走落
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia