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I read this sentence :

前几天爸妈出差去了。

which translates to :

A few days ago, my parents went on a business trip.

in English.

This might sound stupid but why is it “出差去” and not “去出差” when it’s “go on a business trip”?
Or perhaps, both phrases are just the same?

Also, is there other cases where words are reversed like this?
I have yet to know much about Chinese but what I mean is, when you look at the words order, it might be just fine (?) to translate is as “去出差” (go on a business trip) without having to reverse the words order into “出差去”.

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I read this sentence :

前几天爸妈出差去了。

which translates to :

A few days ago, my parents went on a business trip.

in English.

This might sound stupid but why is it “出差去” and not “去出差” when it’s “go on a business trip”?
Or perhaps, both phrases are just the same?

Also, is there other cases where words are reversed like this?
I have yet to know much about Chinese but what I mean is, when you look at the words order, it might be just fine (?) to translate is as “去出差” (go on a business trip) without having to reverse the words order into “出差去”.

word-order

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  去出差,出差去 both exist, "go on a business trip", see online dictionaries，so does 出差去了, but 去出差了 may be uncommon
  
  – user6065
  17 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

I read this sentence :

前几天爸妈出差去了。

which translates to :

A few days ago, my parents went on a business trip.

in English.

This might sound stupid but why is it “出差去” and not “去出差” when it’s “go on a business trip”?
Or perhaps, both phrases are just the same?

Also, is there other cases where words are reversed like this?
I have yet to know much about Chinese but what I mean is, when you look at the words order, it might be just fine (?) to translate is as “去出差” (go on a business trip) without having to reverse the words order into “出差去”.

word-order

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This is not really a case of words being reversed, it has more to do with the grammatical functions of the word “to go.”

If you check out Pleco’s definition of 去 you’ll see it says:

4 [before and / or after a verb] go in order to; be going to (do sth. there)

and the give a really good example where 去 is moveable:

咱们去看电影。(= 咱们看电影去。= 咱们去看电影去。)

Zánmen qù kàn diànyǐng. (or) zánmen kàn diànyǐng qù. (or) zánmen qù kàn diànyǐng qù.

Let’s go to see a movie.

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I'm loathe to disagree with user3306365 but, I'm not so sure 去 is simply "the verb 'to go'"

In German we have 2 words: her (say 'hair') and

hin (say hin to rhyme with in).

These combine with countless verbs to indicate direction:

her: direction from somewhere to the speaker = 来

hin: direction to somewhere from the speaker = 去

前几天爸妈出差去了。

Einige Tage gelegen gingen meine Eltern auf Geschäftsreise hin. (verb is: hingehen)

A few days ago, my parents went on a business trip. (English loses the 去）

I think, 去 before a verb in Chinese corresponds with the so-called 'to infinitive' and is also not 'go'.

Quite why the Chinese say 去出差 is a mystery to me, because 出差 already means "go away on a business trip".

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This is not really a case of words being reversed, it has more to do with the grammatical functions of the word “to go.”

If you check out Pleco’s definition of 去 you’ll see it says:

4 [before and / or after a verb] go in order to; be going to (do sth. there)

and the give a really good example where 去 is moveable:

咱们去看电影。(= 咱们看电影去。= 咱们去看电影去。)

Zánmen qù kàn diànyǐng. (or) zánmen kàn diànyǐng qù. (or) zánmen qù kàn diànyǐng qù.

Let’s go to see a movie.

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answered 17 hours ago

user3306356♦user3306356

17.3k52973

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  What about "去出差去“？
  
  – Pedroski
  2 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

2

This is not really a case of words being reversed, it has more to do with the grammatical functions of the word “to go.”

If you check out Pleco’s definition of 去 you’ll see it says:

4 [before and / or after a verb] go in order to; be going to (do sth. there)

and the give a really good example where 去 is moveable:

咱们去看电影。(= 咱们看电影去。= 咱们去看电影去。)

Zánmen qù kàn diànyǐng. (or) zánmen kàn diànyǐng qù. (or) zánmen qù kàn diànyǐng qù.

Let’s go to see a movie.

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answered 17 hours ago

user3306356♦user3306356

17.3k52973

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  What about "去出差去“？
  
  – Pedroski
  2 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

This is not really a case of words being reversed, it has more to do with the grammatical functions of the word “to go.”

If you check out Pleco’s definition of 去 you’ll see it says:

4 [before and / or after a verb] go in order to; be going to (do sth. there)

and the give a really good example where 去 is moveable:

咱们去看电影。(= 咱们看电影去。= 咱们去看电影去。)

Zánmen qù kàn diànyǐng. (or) zánmen kàn diànyǐng qù. (or) zánmen qù kàn diànyǐng qù.

Let’s go to see a movie.

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I'm loathe to disagree with user3306365 but, I'm not so sure 去 is simply "the verb 'to go'"

In German we have 2 words: her (say 'hair') and

hin (say hin to rhyme with in).

These combine with countless verbs to indicate direction:

her: direction from somewhere to the speaker = 来

hin: direction to somewhere from the speaker = 去

前几天爸妈出差去了。

Einige Tage gelegen gingen meine Eltern auf Geschäftsreise hin. (verb is: hingehen)

A few days ago, my parents went on a business trip. (English loses the 去）

I think, 去 before a verb in Chinese corresponds with the so-called 'to infinitive' and is also not 'go'.

Quite why the Chinese say 去出差 is a mystery to me, because 出差 already means "go away on a business trip".

share|improve this answer

answered 2 hours ago

PedroskiPedroski

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2

I'm loathe to disagree with user3306365 but, I'm not so sure 去 is simply "the verb 'to go'"

In German we have 2 words: her (say 'hair') and

hin (say hin to rhyme with in).

These combine with countless verbs to indicate direction:

her: direction from somewhere to the speaker = 来

hin: direction to somewhere from the speaker = 去

前几天爸妈出差去了。

Einige Tage gelegen gingen meine Eltern auf Geschäftsreise hin. (verb is: hingehen)

A few days ago, my parents went on a business trip. (English loses the 去）

I think, 去 before a verb in Chinese corresponds with the so-called 'to infinitive' and is also not 'go'.

Quite why the Chinese say 去出差 is a mystery to me, because 出差 already means "go away on a business trip".

share|improve this answer

answered 2 hours ago

PedroskiPedroski

5,6872816

add a comment | 

I'm loathe to disagree with user3306365 but, I'm not so sure 去 is simply "the verb 'to go'"

In German we have 2 words: her (say 'hair') and

hin (say hin to rhyme with in).

These combine with countless verbs to indicate direction:

her: direction from somewhere to the speaker = 来

hin: direction to somewhere from the speaker = 去

前几天爸妈出差去了。

Einige Tage gelegen gingen meine Eltern auf Geschäftsreise hin. (verb is: hingehen)

A few days ago, my parents went on a business trip. (English loses the 去）

I think, 去 before a verb in Chinese corresponds with the so-called 'to infinitive' and is also not 'go'.

Quite why the Chinese say 去出差 is a mystery to me, because 出差 already means "go away on a business trip".

share|improve this answer

answered 2 hours ago

PedroskiPedroski

5,6872816

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answered 2 hours ago

PedroskiPedroski

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answered 2 hours ago

PedroskiPedroski

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answered 2 hours ago

PedroskiPedroski

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