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Chinese dictionary
- 1
v.down
太阳落下去了。
The sun went down.
他把药咽下去了。
He got the medicine down.
沿这条路走下去就是学校。
The school is further down the road.
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- 2
v.(used after a verb) on; continue
请讲下去。
Please go on.
他激动得说不下去。
He was so overcome with emotion that he couldn't go on.
他决心坚持下去,显示出他强大的意志力。
His decision to continue shows great strength of will.
- 3
v.(used after a adjective) become; get; grow
病人的情况在一天天坏下去。
The patient is getting worse and worse.
Word usage
- Note1. "下去" is different from "下来". The form "adj. + 下来" means "begin", and the form "adj. + 下去" means "continue". 2."去" is sometimes read in the neutral tone.
- Separable word"下" and "去" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
电梯坏了,下不去了。
The elevator doesn’t work. We can’t get down.
你下得去吗?
Can you go down there?