QU-4

('qu' in the fourth tone)

There are 48 standard Chinese characters with a 'qu' pronunciation. Sound-indicating components are: 区 (4 occurences), 去 (5)

去 = to go

拿去 = na(2) qu(4) = to take

This is not a single word, but a two-word construction, literally meaning 'hold and go'. The item that is to be held comes after the 拿, and before the 去 , in the chronologically correct sequence.

请拿垃圾下去! = Qing(3) na(2) la(1)ji(1) xia(4) qu(4)! = Please take the garbage downstairs. (lit. Please hold the garbage and go down.)