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verb + 下去 (keep on)

Keep on doing it; continue

Verb + 下去: continue doing it from now on — 坚持下去 “keep going”.

In stories

  1. 小远等着她说下去，等了很久，只等到一句：“不早了，睡吧。”

    上海弄堂（一） · The Shanghai lane (part 1) HSK 3

  2. 山里的神听说了，有点儿害怕：这家人真的会一直挖下去！

    愚公移山 · The foolish old man who moved the mountains HSK 4

  3. 他们住在很远的山洞里，可以永远活下去。”

    拜师学艺 · A Teacher Across the Sea HSK 5

  4. 不过，如果这个传说是真的，那就有意思了：刘安想让自己永远活下去，没有成功；

    豆腐是谁发明的？ · Who invented tofu? The legend of Liu An HSK 5

Read 上海弄堂（一）

What does verb + 下去 (keep on) mean in Chinese?

Keep on doing it; continue. Verb + 下去: continue doing it from now on — 坚持下去 “keep going”.

How common is verb + 下去 (keep on)?

It comes up in 8 readings of the 392 stories and articles in our free Library.

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