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How to Say ‘I went to hike Elephant Mountain’ in Traditional Chinese

我去爬象山

wǒ qù pá xiàng shān

[wo qù pá Xiàngshān]

💬 Usage Tip: 去 + an action means "go do something". Try 我去買東西 "I went shopping". The past comes from context here, with no 了 needed.

Phrase Breakdown

我去

wǒ qù

I went

我 (wǒ) means 'I' and 去 (qù) means 'go'. Chinese verbs don't change for past tense.

Example

我去學校。

I go to school.

Words in this phrase

我

wǒ

[wo]

I; me

The first-person pronoun used to talk about yourself.

Example

我想多了解你們公司的制度，所以先自我介紹。

I want to learn more about your company’s system, so I’ll introduce myself first.

去

qù

[qù]

To move or travel to a place.

Example

我今天要去圖書館

I am going to the library today.

爬象山

pá xiàng shān

to hike Elephant Mountain

爬 (pá) means 'climb / hike'. 象山 (Xiàngshān) is Elephant Mountain in Taipei, known for its views of Taipei 101.

Example

我們明天去爬山。

We're going hiking tomorrow.

Words in this phrase

爬

pá

[pá]

to climb

To go up using legs, e.g. stairs or mountains.

Example

我們週末去爬山。

We go hiking on the weekend.

象山

xiàng shān

[Xiàngshān]

Elephant Mountain

A short hiking trail in Taipei famous for its view of Taipei 101.

Example

象山的夜景很美。

The night view from Elephant Mountain is beautiful.

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