Chinese word

溜达

Pronunciation

Pinyinliū dá

Meaning

  • verbgo for a walk

Example

我们下午去溜达。wǒ men xià wǔ qù liū dá

We are going for a walk this afternoon.

Illustration for 溜达 (go for a walk)

More examples

晚上我们在街上溜达。wǎn shàng wǒ men zài jiē shàng liū dá

In the evening, we stroll along the street.

Core concept

Take a brief, unhurried outing in which the wandering matters more than reaching a destination.

Common phrases

  • 到处溜达dào chù liū dá

    wander around

  • 和朋友溜达hé péng yǒu liū dá

    take a walk with friends

  • 在街上溜达zài jiē shàng liū dá

    stroll along the street

Similar words

散步sàn bù: Take a leisurely walk for better health or a change of mood.
漫步màn bù: Stroll at a relaxed pace and enjoy the sights along the way.
转转zhuán zhuǎn: Take a brief trip around the area to walk and look around.
走走zóu zǒu: Walk around for a little while to feel refreshed or check things out.

Definition in Chinese

随意地走动，通常没有明确目的，表示放松或打发时间的短时间外出，常用于口语。suí yì dì zǒu dòng tōng cháng méi yǒu míng què mù dì biǎo shì fàng sōng huò dǎ fā shí jiān de duǎn shí jiān wài chū cháng yòng yú kóu yǔ

Word origin

The colloquial form 溜达 (liūdá, "go for a walk") grew into a verb for leisurely walking around, giving it a more casual tone than words for traveling toward a goal.

Usage tips

  • For native English speakers, this word is closer to a relaxed stroll than to wandering in the sense of being lost, so English "wander" can overstate its uncertainty.

Other meanings

  • meanderverb

Opposites

  • 赶路gǎn lùhurry alongverb

Related words

  • 溜达儿liū dárwander aroundverb

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