Usage of the character 去

to go
to go to (a place)
(of a time etc) last
just passed
to send
to remove
to get rid of
to reduce
to be apart from in space or time
to die (euphemism)
to play (a part)
(when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth
(after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker)
(used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)

hǎoqù

好去

[好去]

bon voyage
Godspeed

qùnián

去年

[去年]

last year

tuōqù

脱去

[脫去]

to throw off

qùshì

去逝

[去逝]

to pass away
to die

qùpí

去皮

[去皮]

to peel
to remove the skin
to tare

díqù

涤去

[滌去]

to wash off

qùshēng

去声

[去聲]

falling tone
fourth tone in modern Mandarin

lǎoqù

老去

[老去]

to get old

jiǎnqù

减去

[減去]

minus
to subtract

qùwū

去污

[去污]

to decontaminate; to clean

qùxiàng

去向

[去向]

direction in which sb or sth has gone; whereabouts

guòqu

过去

[過去]

(verb suffix)

qùchù

去处

[去處]

place
destination

qù'ǒu

去耦

[去耦]

to decouple

qùxìn

去信

[去信]

to send a letter to; to write to

qùqǔ

去取

[去取]

to accept or reject

qùde

去得

[去得]

can go

zhuànqù

转去

[轉去]

to return
to go back

yǐnqù

隐去

[隱去]

to disappear
to hide

qùchéng

去程

[去程]

outbound trip

sǐqù

死去

[死去]

to die

qùchàn

去颤

[去顫]

see 除顫／除颤 (chúchàn)

kòuqù

扣去

[扣去]

to deduct (points etc)

qùshì

去势

[去勢]

to neuter
neutered

qù Tái

去台

[去臺]

to go to Taiwan
refers to those who left China for Taiwan before the founding of PRC in 1949

shānqù

删去

[刪去]

to delete

gùqù

故去

[故去]

to die
death

xiānqù

仙去

[仙去]

to become an immortal; (fig.) to die

zhuāqù

抓去

[抓去]

to arrest and take away

yíqù

移去

[移去]

to move away

qùchú

去除

[去除]

to remove
to dislodge

piēqù

撇去

[撇去]

skim

jìnqù

进去

[進去]

to go in

huíqu

回去

[回去]

to return
to go back

qùhuǒ

去火

[去火]

to reduce internal heat (TCM)

shàngqù

上去

[上去]

to go up

zhànqù

占去

[佔去]

to take up (one's time etc)
to occupy (one's attention etc)
to account for (a proportion of sth)

dàiqu

带去

[帶去]

to take along with one

qùdiào

去掉

[去掉]

to get rid of
to exclude
to eliminate
to remove
to delete
to strip out
to extract

shìqù

逝去

[逝去]

to elapse
to pass away
to die
demise

tuìqù

褪去

[褪去]

to take off (one's clothes)
(fig.) to shed (one's former image etc)
(of a fad or the after-effects of a disaster etc) to subside
also pr. (tùnqù)

qùzhí

去职

[去職]

to leave office

guòqù

过去

[過去]

(in the) past; former; previous
to go over; to pass by

zǒuqù

走去

[走去]

to walk over (to)

líqù

离去

[離去]

to leave
to exit

pànqù

拚去

[拚去]

to reject
to abandon

chūqù

出去

[出去]

to go out

mǒqù

抹去

[抹去]

to erase

chúqù

除去

[除去]

to eliminate
to remove
except for
apart from

wǒqù

我去

[我去]

(slang) what the ...!; oh my god!; that's insane!

qùguó

去国

[去國]

to leave one's country

lüèqù

略去

[略去]

to omit
to delete
to leave out
to neglect
to skip over

xiàqù

下去

[下去]

to go down
to descend
to go on
to continue
(of a servant) to withdraw

qùliú

去留

[去留]

going or staying

tōuqù

偷去

[偷去]

to steal
to make off with
stolen

túqù

涂去

[塗去]

to obliterate (some words, or part of a picture etc) using correction fluid, ink, paint etc
to paint out
to paint over

cíqù

辞去

[辭去]

to resign
to quit

sòngqù

送去

[送去]

to send to
to deliver to
to give sb a lift (e.g. in a car)

qùchóng

去重

[去重]

to remove duplicates

qùsuì

去岁

[去歲]

last year

shěngqù

省去

[省去]

to omit
to dispense with
to make unnecesary
to save (time, trouble etc)

xiāoqù

消去

[消去]

to eliminate

qùshì

去世

[去世]

to pass away
to die

qùsǐ

去死

[去死]

go to hell!
drop dead!

qùgēn

去根

[去根]

to cure completely

shīqù

失去

[失去]

to lose

qùlù

去路

[去路]

the way one is following
outlet

huōchuqu

豁出去

[豁出去]

to throw caution to the wind
to press one's luck
to go for broke

bānchūqù

搬出去

[搬出去]

to move out (vacate)
to shift sth out

bùqùlǐ

不去理

[不去理]

not to pay attention to
to leave sth as it is
to ignore

guòqushì

过去式

[過去式]

past tense

leqùle

了去了

[了去了]

(coll.) (after adjectives such as 多 (duō), 大 (dà), 遠／远 (yuǎn), 高 (gāo)) very
extremely

qùguówài

去国外

[去國外]

to go abroad

guòqùshí

过去时

[過去時]

past tense (grammar)

tīngshàngqu

听上去

[聽上去]

to sound (difficult, worthwhile etc)
to seem

qùhuípiào

去回票

[去回票]

round-trip ticket (Tw)

hūnguoqu

昏过去

[昏過去]

to faint

kànshangqu

看上去

[看上去]

it would appear
it seems (that)

qùniándǐ

去年底

[去年底]

late last year
the end of last year

bǐxiàqù

比下去

[比下去]

to defeat; to be superior to

qùnǐde

去你的

[去你的]

Get along with you!

jǐshàngqu

挤上去

[擠上去]

to squeeze oneself up into (a crowded vehicle etc)

qùpízhòng

去皮重

[去皮重]

to tare

huóxiàqù

活下去

[活下去]

to survive
to keep on living

guòbuqù

过不去

[過不去]

to make life difficult for
to embarrass
unable to make it through

qùguāngshuǐ

去光水

[去光水]

nail polish remover (Tw)

dūjìnqù

督进去

[督進去]

(slang) (Tw) to stick "it" in
to thrust inside

wénshàngqù

闻上去

[聞上去]

to smell of sth
to smell like sth

guòdéqù

过得去

[過得去]

lit. can pass through (an opening)
fig. can get by (in life)
tolerably well
not too bad
How are you getting by?
How's life?

qùgòujì

去垢剂

[去垢劑]

detergent

qùwūmínghuà

去污名化

[去污名化]

to destigmatize

fúxiù'érqù

拂袖而去

[拂袖而去]

to storm off in a huff (idiom)

láiqùwúzōng

来去无踪

[來去無蹤]

come without a shadow, leave without a footprint (idiom); to come and leave without a trace

yīyǎnwàngqù

一眼望去

[一眼望去]

as far as the eye can see

sǐqùhuólái

死去活来

[死去活來]

to hover between life and death (idiom)
to suffer terribly
within an inch of one's life

guòqujīngyàn

过去经验

[過去經驗]

past experience

fēiláifēiqù

飞来飞去

[飛來飛去]

to fly about
to fly hither and thither
to flit
to swarm
to spiral

tīngbùjìnqu

听不进去

[聽不進去]

not to listen
to be deaf to

yīlái'èrqù

一来二去

[一來二去]

gradually
little by little
in the course of time

láizōngqùjì

来踪去迹

[來蹤去跡]

the traces of a person's movements
(fig.) sb's history
(fig.) the ins and out of a matter

jiānchíxiàqù

坚持下去

[堅持下去]

to press on

láihóngqùyàn

来鸿去燕

[來鴻去燕]

lit. the goose comes, the swallow goes (idiom); fig. always on the move

zhíláizhíqù

直来直去

[直來直去]

going directly (without detour)
(fig.) direct
straightforward (in one's manner or speech)

fānláifùqù

翻来覆去

[翻來覆去]

to toss and turn (sleeplessly)
again and again

rénqùlóukōng

人去楼空

[人去樓空]

lit. the occupants have gone and the place is now empty (idiom)
fig. (of a dwelling) empty; deserted

pǎoláipǎoqù

跑来跑去

[跑來跑去]

to scamper
to run around

jǐláijǐqù

挤来挤去

[擠來擠去]

to mill about
to jostle

diānláidǎoqù

颠来倒去

[顛來倒去]

to harp on
over and over
merely ring changes on a few terms

yǒuqùwúhuí

有去无回

[有去無回]

gone forever (idiom)

qùzhōngxīnhuà

去中心化

[去中心化]

decentralization

huīzhībùqù

挥之不去

[揮之不去]

impossible to get rid of

jiàhèxīqù

驾鹤西去

[駕鶴西去]

lit. to fly on a crane to the Western Paradise
fig. to pass away (idiom)

fàngyǎnwàngqù

放眼望去

[放眼望去]

as far as the eye can see

láilóngqùmài

来龙去脉

[來龍去脈]

lit. the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom)
fig. the whole sequence of events; causes and effects

ràoláiràoqù

绕来绕去

[繞來繞去]

meandering and circuitous (idiom); to go around in circles and never get anywhere

hūláihèqù

呼来喝去

[呼來喝去]

to call to come and shout to go (idiom); to yell orders
always bossing people around

shuōdeguòqù

说得过去

[說得過去]

acceptable
passable
justifiable
(of a course of action) to make sense

zhuànláizhuànqù

转来转去

[轉來轉去]

to rove around
to run around in circles
to walk back and forth

yīqùbùhuí

一去不回

[一去不回]

gone forever

kànbuguòqu

看不过去

[看不過去]

cannot stand by idly and watch
unable to put up with it any longer

méiláiyǎnqù

眉来眼去

[眉來眼去]

(idiom) to make eyes; to exchange flirting glances with sb

héqùhécóng

何去何从

[何去何從]

what course to follow
what path to take

qù Táirényuán

去台人员

[去臺人員]

those who left China for Taiwan before the founding of PRC in 1949

qùqízāopò

去其糟粕

[去其糟粕]

to remove the dross
to discard the dregs

qùqǔzhījiān

去取之间

[去取之間]

undecided between taking and leaving

yángcháng'érqù

扬长而去

[揚長而去]

to swagger off
to walk off (or drive off etc) without a second thought for those left behind

shuōbuguòqù

说不过去

[說不過去]

cannot be justified
inexcusable

láihuíláiqù

来回来去

[來回來去]

repeatedly
back and forth again and again

qùwúcúnjīng

去芜存菁

[去蕪存菁]

lit. to get rid of the weeds and keep the flowers
to separate the wheat from the chaff (idiom)

wǒlègeqù

我勒个去

[我勒個去]

(slang) shoot!
crap!

guòyìbùqù

过意不去

[過意不去]

to feel very apologetic

duōleqùle

多了去了

[多了去了]

(coll.) aplenty
millions of

guòqufēncí

过去分词

[過去分詞]

past participle (in European grammar)

shīqùhòujìn

失去后劲

[失去後勁]

to peter out
to lose momentum
to lose steam

bùzhīqùxiàng

不知去向

[不知去向]

whereabouts unknown
gone missing

qùxiàngbùmíng

去向不明

[去向不明]

missing
lost

tuīláituīqù

推来推去

[推來推去]

(idiom) to rudely push and pull others
(idiom) to evade responsibility and push it to others

miǎnqùzhíwù

免去职务

[免去職務]

to relieve from office
to sack

huóbùxiàqu

活不下去

[活不下去]

impossible to make a living

wǎngxīnliqù

往心里去

[往心裡去]

to take sth to heart
to take sth seriously

pōchūqùdeshuǐ

泼出去的水

[潑出去的水]

spilt water
(fig.) sth that can not be retrieved
spilt milk

qùyǎngmáhuángjiǎn

去氧麻黄碱

[去氧麻黃鹼]

methamphetamine

yīqùbùfùfǎn

一去不复返

[一去不復返]

gone forever

yīqùwúyǐngzōng

一去无影踪

[一去無影蹤]

gone without a trace

àidesǐqùhuólái

爱得死去活来

[愛得死去活來]

to be madly in love

kūdesǐqùhuólái

哭得死去活来

[哭得死去活來]

to cry one's heart out

qùyǎnghétánghésuān

去氧核糖核酸

[去氧核糖核酸]

deoxyribonucleic acid
DNA

láiwúyǐng,qùwúzōng

来无影，去无踪

[來無影，去無蹤]

lit. come without a shadow, leave without a footprint (idiom); to come and go without a trace

yěhǎobùdàonǎlǐqù

也好不到哪里去

[也好不到哪裡去]

just as bad; not much better

láideróngyì,qùdekuài

来得容易，去得快

[來得容易，去得快]

Easy come, easy go. (idiom)

jiùdebùqù,xīndebùlái

旧的不去，新的不来

[舊的不去，新的不來]

lit. If the old doesn't go, the new will not come.
You can't make progress by clinging to old notions.

hūzhījílái,huīzhījíqù

呼之即来，挥之即去

[呼之即來，揮之即去]

to come when called (idiom); ready and compliant
always at sb's beck and call

qǔqíjīnghuá,qùqízāopò

取其精华，去其糟粕

[取其精華，去其糟粕]

take the cream, discard the dross (political and educational slogan)
keep what is good, discard the rest
You need to be selective when studying.
In modernizing the country, don't accept uncritically all foreign ideas.

bìngláirúshāndǎo,bìngqùrúchōusī

病来如山倒，病去如抽丝

[病來如山倒，病去如抽絲]

sickness comes like a landslide, but goes slowly like spinning silk (idiom); expect to convalesce slowly