去 (heoi3) — departing tone in Cantonese

heoi˗₃去

Mandarin Pinyin: qu4

Meaning of 去

noundeparting tone

nounpast; previous; last

nounbe apart from in space or time

nounverb particle indicating direction

noungo to/away; leave (for); depart from

noun(adjective) passed away

verbto go; to leave

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Example Sentences with 去

我從來都沒去過日本。

I have never been to Japan.

你今日打算去邊度呀？

Where do you plan on going today?

其實我想去，不過我有太多功課。

Actually I want to go, but I have too much homework.

落完雪之後，我哋大家出去砌雪人。

After the snow stopped falling, we all went out to build a snowman.

我哋可以去圖書館或者返屋企。

We can go to the library or perhaps go home.

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Words Containing 去

返過去faan1 gwo3 heoi3

to go back over there

辭去ci4 heoi3

resign

返落去faan1 lok6 heoi3

to go back down there

郁嚟郁去juk1 lai4 juk1 heoi3

to move back and forth; to struggle [alternative characters]: 喐嚟喐去

離去lei4 heoi3

go away; depart; leave

抽出去cau1 ceot1 heoi3

to unhorse

消去法siu1 heoi3 faat3

method of elimination

跳來跳去tiu3 loi4 tiu3 heoi3

來回來去loi4 wui4 loi4 heoi3

repeatedly; over and over; again and again

下去haa6 heoi3

go down; descend | Cant.: 落去

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