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“walk” in Chinese

Chinese

Also走路 (zǒu lù) · 徒步 (tú bù) · 步行 (bù xíng) · 遛 (liù) · 行走 (xíng zǒu)

Pronunciation

Pinyinzǒu

Example

他每天走一万步。tā měi tiān zǒu yí wàn bù

He walks 10,000 steps every day.

Illustration for 走 (walk)

How to say “walk” in Chinese

“Walk” in Chinese is 走 (zǒu).

A change of place powered by the feet, from taking a stroll to heading away.

Full entry for 走: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 走

今天我们一起走到学校。jīn tiān wǒ men yì qǐ zǒu dào xué xiào

Today we walk to school together.

Tips for using 走

  • English usually separates walk, go, and leave more sharply, while this Chinese verb can cover all three kinds of movement when the situation makes the meaning clear.

Other Chinese words for “walk”

我们走路回家吧。wǒ men zǒu lù huí jiā ba

Let's walk home.

早上我常常徒步上班。zǎo shàng wǒ cháng cháng tú bù shàng bān

I often walk to work in the morning.

我们可以步行去学校。wǒ men ké yǐ bù xíng qù xué xiào

We can walk to school.

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遛

liù

verbwalk

我们傍晚去公园遛弯。wǒ men bàng wǎn qù gōng yuán liù wān

We go for a walk in the park in the evening.

他习惯每天在公园里行走。tā xí guàn měi tiān zài gōng yuán lǐ xíng zǒu

He is used to walking in the park every day.

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