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How do you say "to get off" in Chinese?
从...下去
cóng ... xià qù
In Chinese, "to get off" is 从...下去.
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Pronunciation
Pronounce TSOONG (with falling tone), then shyah CHYOO (rising then falling). The middle syllable xia has a dipping tone, while qu is falling.
Writing and usage
This is a three-character phrase. The first character, 从, has a resemblance to the radical for 'person' and originally meant 'to follow'. The character 下 (down) appears frequently in motion verbs and has a straightforward downward stroke. 去 means 'to go' and is a common single-character verb.
Example sentence
他从楼梯上走下去。
He walked down the stairs.
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How to remember 从...下去
Think of 从 as 'following a path from', 下 as literally 'descending', and 去 as 'to go away'. Together they paint the picture of leaving from and moving downward.
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- think 想 xiǎng
- turn 转动 zhuǎn dòng
- turn on 打开 dǎ kāi
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Questions about 从...下去
How do you say "to get off" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "to get off" is 从...下去. It is a noun.
How is 从...下去 written in Chinese?
This is a three-character phrase. The first character, 从, has a resemblance to the radical for 'person' and originally meant 'to follow'. The character 下 (down) appears frequently in motion verbs and has a straightforward downward stroke. 去 means 'to go' and is a common single-character verb.
How is 从...下去 used in a sentence?
Use 从...下去 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 他从楼梯上走下去。 (He walked down the stairs.).
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