How to Say ‘Let's go!’ in Simplified Chinese
走起！
zǒu qǐ
[zǒu qǐ]
🇨🇳 In China: 走起 is a trendy, hyped-up "let's do this!". You hear it among friends heading out to eat, drink or party.
Phrase Breakdown
走
zǒu
[zǒu]
let's go
Used to suggest a group of people leave or move to a different place together.
这边太吵了，我们走吧。
It's too noisy here, let's go.
起
qǐ
[qǐ]
start; up (verb complement)
Adds a sense of starting; 走起 is slang for 'let's go!'.
音乐响起来了，跳起！
The music's on, let's dance!
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