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Study: Time and Basic Movement

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Word Number 7

go

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Primary Chinese

Primary Pinyin

Short Definition

Movement away from the current point toward a destination.

Primary Meaning

从当前处向目标移动

Primary Note

Movement mapping depends on the destination context.

Mapping Boundary

Correct: They go school → 他们去学校。; Today I go home → 今天我回家。

Incorrect: 今天我去家。

A home target selects the contextual mapping 回 rather than the general mapping 去.

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