到 dào — to (a place); until (a time); up to; to go; to arrive
火车准时到了车站。Huǒ chē zhǔn shí dào le chē zhàn.The train arrived at the station on time.
Common words: 看到 (kàn dào)、找到 (zhǎo dào)、得到 (dé dào)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "to go"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "to go", including 到 (dào), 去 (qù), 走 (zǒu), 往 (wǎng / wàng), 赴 (fù), 抄 (chāo). Study pinyin, English meanings…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "to go" covers 6 different Chinese characters — 到 (dào), 去 (qù), 走 (zǒu), 往 (wǎng / wàng), 赴 (fù), 抄 (chāo) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 6 characters do not share a sound — their readings span dào, qù, zǒu, wǎng, wàng, fù, and more — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 到 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 到 dàoto (a place); until (a time); up to; to go; to arriveUseful words: 看到, 找到
- 去 qùto go; to leave; to removeUseful words: 出去, 去年
- 走 zǒuto walk; to go; to moveUseful words: 走路, 走过
- 往 wǎng / wàngto go (in a direction); past; previous; towards; toward; (of a train) bound forUseful words: 前往, 交往
- 赴 fùgo towards; go to; attend (a banquet; etc.); to goUseful words: 全力以赴, 赶赴
Common words for these 6 "to go" characters
Anchor each of these 6 characters in a word you can picture — start with 到 (dào) — so "to go" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
看到kàn dàoto see找到zhǎo dàoto find得到dé dàoto get; to obtain; to receive出去chū qùto go out去年qù niánlast year回去huí quto return; to go back走路zǒu lùto walk; to go on foot; to leave; to depart走过zǒu guòto walk past; to pass by走开zǒu kāito leave; to walk away; to beat it; to move aside前往qián wǎngto leave for; to proceed towards; to go to
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 6 ways to say "to go".
去 qù — to go; to leave; to remove
周末我想去海边。Zhōu mò wǒ xiǎng qù hǎi biān.I want to go to the seaside this weekend.
Common words: 出去 (chū qù)、去年 (qù nián)、回去 (huí qu)
走 zǒu — to walk; to go; to move
我们走着去公园吧。Wǒ men zǒu zhe qù gōng yuán ba.Let us walk to the park.
Common words: 走路 (zǒu lù)、走过 (zǒu guò)、走开 (zǒu kāi)
往 wǎng / wàng — to go (in a direction); past; previous; towards; toward; (of a train) bound for
这趟火车开往上海。Zhè tàng huǒ chē kāi wǎng Shàng hǎi.This train is heading to Shanghai.
Common words: 前往 (qián wǎng)、交往 (jiāo wǎng)、往往 (wǎng wǎng)
赴 fù — go towards; go to; attend (a banquet; etc.); to go
他放下手头的工作，立刻赶赴现场。Tā fàng xià shǒu tóu de gōng zuò, lì kè gǎn fù xiàn chǎng.He put down his work and rushed to the scene immediately.
Common words: 全力以赴 (quán lì yǐ fù)、赶赴 (gǎn fù)、奔赴 (bēn fù)
抄 chāo — to copy; to plagiarize; to search and seize; to go; to transcribe; to take a shortcut
老师让我们把生词抄写三遍。Lǎo shī ràng wǒ men bǎ shēng cí chāo xiě sān biàn.The teacher asked us to copy the new words three times.
Common words: 抄写 (chāo xiě)、抄袭 (chāo xí)、抄道 (chāo dào)
All 6 characters
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