连动句 — Two verbs in a row: 去 + place + action
Pattern: S + 去 + place + V
Say where you go and what you do there in one sentence: 我去商店买东西 “I’m going to the shop to buy things”. The order follows what happens: first go, then do.
Examples
| 1 | 我去商店买东西。 wǒ qù shāngdiàn mǎi dōngxi I’m going to the shop to buy some things. |
| 2 | 他来中国学习汉语。 tā lái Zhōngguó xuéxí Hànyǔ He came to China to study Chinese. |
| 3 | 我们去饭馆吃饭吧。 wǒmen qù fànguǎn chīfàn ba Let’s go and eat at a restaurant. |
| 4 | 我坐飞机去上海。 wǒ zuò fēijī qù Shànghǎi I’m flying to Shanghai. |
A common mistake
- ✕ Wrong:
我买东西去商店。→ ✓ Right: 我去商店买东西。
Explanations and examples by Zitou. Pinyin added automatically and checked.