Verb + 下去 (keep …-ing)
Keep going!
- An action is already underway — and you want it to continue.
- "Keep talking", "carry on", "don't stop".
- Chinese adds to go down下去 to the verb: variant of 说说to go down下去, to press on坚持下去.
Verb + to go down下去
- Verb + to go down下去 = keep doing it / carry on from here.
please请speak说carry on下去。
- variant of 说说to go down下去 = "keep talking / go on."
Practice
Keep talking: 请说 ____。
Verb + 下去 = carry on: 说下去 (keep talking).
Practice
What does 下去 add to a verb?
下去 = continue an action already underway: 坚持下去.
Practice
Build: “Please keep talking.”
Verb + 下去: 请 + 说 + 下去.
Often about persistence
- to press on坚持下去 (persist), to survive活下去 (survive) — pushing on despite difficulty.
definitely一定must要persist坚持keep on下去！
- to press on坚持下去 = "keep at it / don't give up!"
Explore
Correct or broken?
V + 下去 keeps an action rolling — attached after the verb, pointing onward.
Practice
坚持下去 means “give up”.
坚持下去 = keep persisting / don't give up.
Recap
Key idea
- Verb + to go down下去 — "keep / carry on …-ing" from now
- Often about persistence: variant of 说说to go down下去, to press on坚持下去, to survive活下去
- Continues an action already underway
Read the full reference: HSK 3 grammar — Complements.