<p>As other answers stated, 下去 can function as a directional/result word particle for 'down'  e.g. 吞下去; It can also function as a verb for 'go down' e.g. 我要下去</p>
<p>But when 下去 is functioning as an <strong>adverb</strong> for &quot;<strong>continue</strong>&quot;. It must be placed after a verb. e.g. 等下去</p>
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<p><em>I want to say:</em></p>
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<p><em>我吃下去 = I continue eating.</em></p>
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<p>To avoid confusion, you can write &quot;我(繼續)吃下去&quot; or simply &quot;我繼續吃&quot;.</p>
<p>Another way to make &quot;我吃下去 (I continue eating) not ambiguous is to add more context. For example, 我再吃下去也不會喜歡上這東西</p>

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'go down' in English can have different meanings depending on the context. How about `我要下去`? Does it always mean `I want to go downstairs` in any context or it can also have different meanings in different contexts?
O Connor
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@ O Connor  我要下去 (I want to go down) mean someone wants to descend/ get down from a high place, for example, a building, a hill, or even from a stage
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@OConnor In some cases where the situation/idea expressed involves moving in a downwards direction but there are no stairs involved, it would be inappropriate to translate using the word "downstairs". // In https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/go_down there are 9 meanings/usages given for "go down" as a verb. So this usage of 下去 matches item #2 ("To descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one.") on wikipedia. It doesn't fit with the other items (1; 3-9).
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Tang Ho
<p>我吃下去 means you swallow/take something. e.g. 我吃下去那醫師開的感冒藥後，有點昏昏欲睡。</p>
<p>我下去吃 means you go downstairs to somewhere to eat something. e.g. 我要下去吃早餐了.</p>
<p>我等下去 means I will go somewhere after a while. e.g. Q: 你甚麼時候過來一起打球？ A:我等下去！</p>
<p>我下去等 means you go downstairs and wait someone in front of door(or somewhere). e.g. Q: Uber外送快送到了！ A: 我下去等。</p>

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我觉得题主说的“等下去”是“一直等下去”的“等下去”，不是“等一下去”的“等下去”
River
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`我等下去 means I will go somewhere after a while`? Does `我等下去` not just simply mean `I keep/continue wating`?
O Connor
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Maybe someone would say 我等下去 instead of 我等(一)下(就)去. But people don't usually reduce 等一下 to 等下
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<p>These are 3 different situation</p>
<p>1， In 吃下，咽下，吞下，喝下,  下 means &quot;down into the stomach&quot;.</p>
<p>2， In 等下去，看下去，持续下去，这样下去，继续下去，下去 means continue. You can think of a process as a flow and 下去 is continuing the process.</p>
<p>3， 下去 Itself means go down stairs. So when you say 我下去吃，我下去等, that means you are going to eat/wait downstairs.</p>
<p>我吃下去 Is more likelihood to be understood as the first situation. If you want to say &quot;I continue eating&quot; It can be 我继续吃，我接着吃.</p>

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River
<p>I want to say:</p>
<pre><code>我吃下去 = I continue eating. 
</code></pre>
<p>Must verb always be before 下去?</p>
<p>or is <code>我下去吃</code> also correct?</p>
<p>The same for other verbs like <code>等</code>.</p>
<pre><code>我等下去 = I continue wating. 
</code></pre>
<p>or is <code>我下去等</code> also correct?</p>

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Must verb always be before 下去?
# Must verb always be before 下去?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-10-08)

I want to say:
我吃下去 = I continue eating. 

Must verb always be before 下去?
or is 我下去吃 also correct?
The same for other verbs like 等.
我等下去 = I continue wating. 

or is 我下去等 also correct?

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2020-10-08. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

As other answers stated, 下去 can function as a directional/result word particle for 'down' e.g. 吞下去; It can also function as a verb for 'go down' e.g. 我要下去

But when 下去 is functioning as an **adverb** for "**continue**". It must be placed after a verb. e.g. 等下去

> *I want to say:*

> *我吃下去 = I continue eating.*

To avoid confusion, you can write "我(繼續)吃下去" or simply "我繼續吃".

Another way to make "我吃下去 (I continue eating) not ambiguous is to add more context. For example, 我再吃下去也不會喜歡上這東西

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: 'go down' in English can have different meanings depending on the context. How about `我要下去`? Does it always mean `I want to go downstairs` in any context or it can also have different meanings in different contexts?  
> **username_1**: @ O Connor  我要下去 (I want to go down) mean someone wants to descend/ get down from a high place, for example, a building, a hill, or even from a stage  
> **username_2**: @OConnor In some cases where the situation/idea expressed involves moving in a downwards direction but there are no stairs involved, it would be inappropriate to translate using the word "downstairs". // In https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/go_down there are 9 meanings/usages given for "go down" as a verb. So this usage of 下去 matches item #2 ("To descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one.") on wikipedia. It doesn't fit with the other items (1; 3-9).  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2020-10-08. Score: 1

我吃下去 means you swallow/take something. e.g. 我吃下去那醫師開的感冒藥後，有點昏昏欲睡。

我下去吃 means you go downstairs to somewhere to eat something. e.g. 我要下去吃早餐了.

我等下去 means I will go somewhere after a while. e.g. Q: 你甚麼時候過來一起打球？ A:我等下去！

我下去等 means you go downstairs and wait someone in front of door(or somewhere). e.g. Q: Uber外送快送到了！ A: 我下去等。

> **Comments:**
> **username_4**: 我觉得题主说的“等下去”是“一直等下去”的“等下去”，不是“等一下去”的“等下去”  
> **username_0**: `我等下去 means I will go somewhere after a while`? Does `我等下去` not just simply mean `I keep/continue wating`?  
> **username_1**: Maybe someone would say 我等下去 instead of 我等(一)下(就)去. But people don't usually reduce 等一下 to 等下  

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### Answer by username_4 on 2020-10-08. Score: 1

These are 3 different situation

1， In 吃下，咽下，吞下，喝下, 下 means "down into the stomach".

2， In 等下去，看下去，持续下去，这样下去，继续下去，下去 means continue. You can think of a process as a flow and 下去 is continuing the process.

3， 下去 Itself means go down stairs. So when you say 我下去吃，我下去等, that means you are going to eat/wait downstairs.

我吃下去 Is more likelihood to be understood as the first situation. If you want to say "I continue eating" It can be 我继续吃，我接着吃.


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