Chinese word

步行

Pronunciation

Pinyinbù xíng

Meaning

  • verbwalk

Example

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

We can walk to school.

Illustration for 步行 (walk)

More examples

我每天早上步行上班，大约需要二十分钟。wǒ měi tiān zǎo shàng bù xíng shàng bān dà yuē xū yào èr shí fēn zhōng

Every morning, I walk to work, which takes about twenty minutes.

Core concept

Movement powered by the legs instead of a vehicle, for travel or a short outing.

Common phrases

  • 步行去学校bù xíng qù xué xiào

    walk to school

  • 步行上班bù xíng shàng bān

    walk to work

  • 在公园步行zài gōng yuán bù xíng

    walk in the park

Similar words

走zǒu: Walk or move from place to place on foot.
走路zǒu lù: Walk along a road or sidewalk to get somewhere.
散步sàn bù: Take a slow, relaxed walk while enjoying the surroundings.

Definition in Chinese

以双腿行走，不借助车辆，既可指上下班等的徒步出行，也可指短时间的散步。yǐ shuāng tuǐ xíng zǒu bú jiè zhù chē liàng jì kě zhǐ shàng xià bān děng de tú bù chū xíng yě kě zhǐ duǎn shí jiān de sàn bù

Word origin

步行 (bùxíng, "walking") combines 步 (bù, "step") + 行 (xíng, "go"), making a compact term for moving by taking steps.

Usage tips

  • In route planning, a duration can follow the verb to state how many minutes the walking part takes, making the word useful in travel-time estimates.

Other meanings

  • on footnoun
  • take a walkverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 步行道bù xíng dàowalking pathnoun
  • 步行街bù xíng jiēpedestrian streetnoun
  • 步行者bù xíng zhěpedestriannoun

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