qù
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)
xià qu
to go down
to descend
to go on
to continue
chú qù
to eliminate
to remove
except for
apart from
lái lóng qù mài
lit. mountain has a connecting pulse throughout like a dragon (idiom, from fengshui); sequence of events
pedigree
cause and effects
the whys and wherefores
where sth comes from and where it goes
ins and outs
qù xiàng
the position of sth
whereabouts
shì qù
to elapse
to pass away
to die
demise
guò dé qù
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?
huō chu qu
to throw caution to the wind
to press one's luck
to go for broke
sǐ qù huó lái
to hover between life and death (idiom)
to suffer terribly
within an inch of one's life
qù lù
the way one is following
outlet
hé qù hé cóng
what course to follow
what path to take
guò bu qù
to make life difficult for
to embarrass
unable to make it through
kàn shang qu
it would appear
it seems (that)
fān lái fù qù
to toss and turn (sleeplessly)
again and again
sòng qù
to send to
to deliver to
to give sb a lift (e.g. in a car)
shěng qù
to omit
to dispense with
to make unnecesary
to save (time, trouble etc)
fàng yǎn wàng qù
as far as the eye can see
qù nián dǐ
late last year
the end of last year
qù pí
to peel
to remove the skin
to tare
huó xià qù
to survive
to keep on living
fēi lái fēi qù
to fly about
to fly hither and thither
to flit
to swarm
to spiral
qù diào
to get rid of
to exclude
to eliminate
to remove
to delete
to strip out
to extract
yáng cháng ér qù
to shake one's sleeve and leave (idiom); to turn and leave abruptly
bù zhī qù xiàng
whereabouts unknown
gone missing
guò qu fēn cí
past participle (in European grammar)
lüè qù
to omit
to delete
to leave out
to neglect
to skip over
rén qù lóu kōng
the people are gone and the place is empty (idiom)
the sight of a deserted place brings old friends to mind
the place is deserted
the birds have flown
huó bù xià qu
impossible to make a living
bān chū qù
to move out (vacate)
to shift sth out
qù Tái
to go to Taiwan
refers to those who left China for Taiwan before the founding of PRC in 1949
kàn bu guò qu
cannot stand by idly and watch
unable to put up with it any longer
kàn bu guò qù
cannot stand by idly and watch
unable to put up with it any longer
yī yǎn wàng qù
as far as the eye can see
fú xiù ér qù
to brush with one's sleeve then go (idiom); to turn and leave abruptly
yī lái èr qù
gradually
little by little
in the course of time
tōu qù
to steal
to make off with
stolen
qù qí zāo pò
to remove the dross
to discard the dregs
rào lái rào qù
meandering and circuitous (idiom); to go around in circles and never get anywhere
zhí lái zhí qù
going directly (without detour)
(fig.) direct
straightforward (in one's manner or speech)
méi lái yǎn qù
lit. eyes and eyebrows come and go (idiom); to make eyes
to exchange flirting glances with sb
qù shēng
falling tone
fourth tone in modern Mandarin
tuī lái tuī qù
(idiom) to rudely push and pull others
(idiom) to evade responsibility and push it to others
qǔ qí jīng huá , qù qí zāo pò
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.
jiù de bù qù , xīn de bù lái
lit. If the old doesn't go, the new will not come.
You can't make progress by clinging to old notions.
qù wú cún jīng
lit. to get rid of the weeds and keep the flowers
to separate the wheat from the chaff (idiom)
lái wú yǐng , qù wú zōng
lit. come without a shadow, leave without a footprint (idiom); to come and go without a trace
nán yǐ mǒ qù
hard to erase
ineradicable
bù qù lǐ
not to pay attention to
to leave sth as it is
to ignore
jǐ shàng qu
to squeeze oneself up into (a crowded vehicle etc)
hū lái hè qù
to call to come and shout to go (idiom); to yell orders
always bossing people around
jià hè xī qù
lit. to fly on a crane to the Western Paradise
fig. to pass away (idiom)
lái qù wú zōng
come without a shadow, leave without a footprint (idiom); to come and leave without a trace
wén shàng qù
to smell of sth
to smell like sth
diān lái dǎo qù
to harp on
over and over
merely ring changes on a few terms
miǎn qù zhí wù
to relieve from office
to sack
qù yǎng hé táng hé suān
deoxyribonucleic acid
DNA
bìng lái rú shān dǎo , bìng qù rú chōu sī
sickness comes like a landslide, but goes slowly like spinning silk (idiom); expect to convalesce slowly
lái huí lái qù
repeatedly
back and forth again and again
lái dé róng yì , qù dé kuài
Easy come, easy go. (idiom)
qù Tái rén yuán
those who left China for Taiwan before the founding of PRC in 1949
zǒu zì jǐ de lù , ràng rén jiā qù shuō
Go your own way, let others say what they like. (popular modern cliche)
Do it my way.
lái hóng qù yàn
lit. the goose comes, the swallow goes (idiom); fig. always on the move
qù qǔ zhī jiān
undecided between taking and leaving
dài zhe xī wàng qù lǚ xíng , bǐ dào dá zhōng diǎn gèng měi hǎo
It is better to travel hopefully than to arrive.
xiàn zài shì guò qu yào shi
Today is the key to the past.
bǐ xià qù
to defeat
to be superior to
wǎng xīn li qù
to take sth to heart
to take sth seriously
duō le qù le
(coll.) aplenty
millions of
pō chū qù de shuǐ
spilt water
(fig.) sth that can not be retrieved
spilt milk
lüè qù
to omit
to delete
to leave out
to neglect
to skip over
guò qù
(in the) past
former
previous
to go over
to pass by
zhuàn lái zhuàn qù
to rove around
to run around in circles
to walk back and forth
shuō de guò qù
acceptable
passable
justifiable
(of a course of action) to make sense
tuì qù
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. [tun4 qu4]
jiù de bù qù , xīn de bù lái
lit. If the old doesn't go, the new will not come.
You can't make progress by clinging to old notions.
tīng bù jìn qu
not to listen
to be deaf to
dū jìn qù
(slang) (Tw) to stick "it" in
to thrust inside
hū zhī jí lái , huī zhī jí qù
to come when called (idiom); ready and compliant
always at sb's beck and call
yě hǎo bù dào nǎ lǐ qù
just as bad
not much better
le qù le
(coll.) (after adjectives such as 多, 大, 远, 高) very
extremely
xiān qù
to become an immortal
(fig.) to die
lái de róng yì , qù de kuài
Easy come, easy go. (idiom)
lái wú yǐng , qù wú zōng
lit. come without a shadow, leave without a footprint (idiom); to come and go without a trace
qù huǒ
to reduce internal heat (TCM)
qǔ qí jīng huá , qù qí zāo pò
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.
xià qù
to go down
to descend
to go on
to continue
(of a servant) to withdraw