<p><a href="https://chinese.stackexchange.com/questions/42836/why-is-there-a-%E5%8E%BB-in-%E6%88%91%E4%BB%AC%E9%9C%80%E8%A6%81%E7%A1%AE%E4%BF%9D%E7%A4%BE%E4%BA%A4%E8%B7%9D%E7%A6%BB%E5%8E%BB%E4%BF%9D%E6%8A%A4%E6%82%A8%E5%92%8C%E6%88%91%E4%BB%AC%E7%9A%84%E5%91%98%E5%B7%A5/42837#42837">This</a> would be my answer</p>
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<p>来(to) emphasize the mean</p>
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<p>去(to) emphasize the objective</p>
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<p>他试图用花去讨好她 - &quot;去&quot; emphasizes the objective is to 讨好她</p>
<p>他试图用花來讨好她 - &quot;來&quot; emphasizes the mean is 花</p>

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2023-05-12T03:14:16.307Z
Interesting. Then what do you think about 这件事你来/去做?
lilysirius
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2023-05-12T03:56:51.427Z
"Then what do you think about 这件事你来/去做?"  Personally and in an informal work place setting, 这件事你来做 would be used when the action to be taken is immediate and could be done locally, and 这件事你去做 would be for the future, whether done locally or somewhere else. I know this may not be for everyone. But, I suppose you want Tang Ho to say which part of speech of your sentence  来 and 去 are meant to emphasize ? That I better leave it to Master Ho.
Wayne Cheah
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2023-05-12T05:47:17.720Z
@lilysirius In my other answer, I mentioned using 来 when the action is close to you; using 去 when the action is a distance away from you,   这件事你来做 = you (come forward to the action, and) do it / 这件事你去做 = you (go) and do it (the action takes place a distance away from you)
Tang Ho
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2023-05-12T12:04:26.950Z
example: 這裡有人受傷，快來救人; 前面有人受傷，快去救人
Tang Ho
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2023-05-12T01:18:10.427Z
2023-05-12T01:18:10.427Z
Tang Ho
<p>An infinitive phrase is formed when 去 is placed after a verb to indicate the inclination to do something:</p>
<ol>
<li><p>他<strong>试图去</strong>讨好她 - He &quot;tries to&quot; cozy up to her.</p>
</li>
<li><p>他<strong>希望去</strong>國外唸書 - He &quot;wishes to&quot; go abroad to study.</p>
</li>
<li><p>難民都<strong>逃去</strong>山中了 - Refugees have already &quot;escaped to&quot; the mountains.</p>
</li>
</ol>
<p>Note: For cases 2 &amp; 3, &quot;去&quot; can't be eliminated for it contains the direction message &quot;from here go there&quot;, and, &quot;來&quot; can be used in place of &quot;去&quot; with directions changed to &quot;from there come here&quot;.</p>
<p>When 來 is placed after a verb, it forms a verbal phrase or &quot;estimate that&quot;:</p>
<ul>
<li><p><strong>看來</strong>不是他 - It &quot;looks like&quot; not him/&quot;Estimate that&quot; it is not him.</p>
</li>
<li><p><strong>說來</strong>你不會相信 - &quot;Estimate that&quot; you won't believe.</p>
</li>
<li><p><strong>想來</strong>你同意了 - &quot;Estimate that&quot; you have agreed.</p>
</li>
</ul>

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2023-05-13T00:17:45.027Z
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r13
<p>他试图去讨好她,
I get the meaning but what is the nuance of removing 去 to connect the two actions?</p>

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What Is the Nuance Accompanied By Adding 去／来 to show the purpose of an action
# What Is the Nuance Accompanied By Adding 去／来 to show the purpose of an action

(Asked by: username_0 on 2023-05-11)

他试图去讨好她,
I get the meaning but what is the nuance of removing 去 to connect the two actions?

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2023-05-12. Score: 1

[This](https://chinese.stackexchange.com/questions/42836/why-is-there-a-%E5%8E%BB-in-%E6%88%91%E4%BB%AC%E9%9C%80%E8%A6%81%E7%A1%AE%E4%BF%9D%E7%A4%BE%E4%BA%A4%E8%B7%9D%E7%A6%BB%E5%8E%BB%E4%BF%9D%E6%8A%A4%E6%82%A8%E5%92%8C%E6%88%91%E4%BB%AC%E7%9A%84%E5%91%98%E5%B7%A5/42837#42837) would be my answer

> 来(to) emphasize the mean

> 去(to) emphasize the objective

他试图用花去讨好她 - "去" emphasizes the objective is to 讨好她

他试图用花來讨好她 - "來" emphasizes the mean is 花

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: Interesting. Then what do you think about 这件事你来/去做?  
> **username_3**: "Then what do you think about 这件事你来/去做?"  Personally and in an informal work place setting, 这件事你来做 would be used when the action to be taken is immediate and could be done locally, and 这件事你去做 would be for the future, whether done locally or somewhere else. I know this may not be for everyone. But, I suppose you want username_1 Ho to say which part of speech of your sentence  来 and 去 are meant to emphasize ? That I better leave it to Master Ho.  
> **username_1**: @username_2 In my other answer, I mentioned using 来 when the action is close to you; using 去 when the action is a distance away from you,   这件事你来做 = you (come forward to the action, and) do it / 这件事你去做 = you (go) and do it (the action takes place a distance away from you)  
> **username_1**: example: 這裡有人受傷，快來救人; 前面有人受傷，快去救人  

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### Answer by username_4 on 2023-05-13. Score: 0

An infinitive phrase is formed when 去 is placed after a verb to indicate the inclination to do something:

1. 他**试图去**讨好她 - He "tries to" cozy up to her.
2. 他**希望去**國外唸書 - He "wishes to" go abroad to study.
3. 難民都**逃去**山中了 - Refugees have already "escaped to" the mountains.

Note: For cases 2 & 3, "去" can't be eliminated for it contains the direction message "from here go there", and, "來" can be used in place of "去" with directions changed to "from there come here".

When 來 is placed after a verb, it forms a verbal phrase or "estimate that":

* **看來**不是他 - It "looks like" not him/"Estimate that" it is not him.
* **說來**你不會相信 - "Estimate that" you won't believe.
* **想來**你同意了 - "Estimate that" you have agreed.


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