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去/来 + place + verb (go somewhere to do something)

Go somewhere to do something

去/来 + place + verb: the second verb is the purpose — 去超市买东西 “go to the supermarket to buy things”.

In stories

  1. 你去商店买东西，东西上写着“十元”。

    十元还是十块？ · Chinese money: what are yuan, kuai and mao? HSK 1

  2. 星期六上午，她和爸爸去超市买东西。

    我爸爸很高 · How to describe people in Chinese HSK 1

  3. 星期六上午，他们去外边玩。

    爸爸交朋友 · How to make friends in Chinese HSK 1

  4. 四点，爸爸要去医院看病。

    玩得开心！ · How to say have fun in Chinese HSK 1

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What does 去/来 + place + verb (go somewhere to do something) mean in Chinese?

Go somewhere to do something. 去/来 + place + verb: the second verb is the purpose — 去超市买东西 “go to the supermarket to buy things”.

How common is 去/来 + place + verb (go somewhere to do something)?

It comes up in 70 readings of the 392 stories and articles in our free Library.

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