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title: "去/来 + place + verb (go somewhere to do something) in Chinese Grammar: Go somewhere to do something, With Examples"
description: "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”. 4 real lines from stories, each word explained."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/qu-place-v"
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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

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?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/chinese-money-what-are-yuan-kuai-and-mao#library-word-12-16) HSK 1

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](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/how-to-describe-people-in-chinese#library-word-18-24) HSK 1

星期六上午，他们**去外边玩**。

[爸爸交朋友 · How to make friends in Chinese](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/how-to-make-friends-in-chinese#library-word-33-37) HSK 1

四点，爸爸要**去医院看病**。

[玩得开心！ · How to say have fun in Chinese](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/how-to-say-have-fun-in-chinese#library-word-72-77) HSK 1

[Read 十元还是十块？](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/chinese-money-what-are-yuan-kuai-and-mao#library-word-12-16)

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- [看起来 looks (like); it seems](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/kanqilai)
- [对…来说 for …; as far as … is concerned](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/dui-lai-shuo)

## 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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