Chinese word

走路

Pronunciation

Pinyinzǒu lù

Meaning

  • verbwalk

Example

我们走路回家吧。wǒ men zǒu lù huí jiā ba

Let's walk home.

Illustration for 走路 (walk)

More examples

小明放学后常常走路回家。xiǎo míng fàng xué hòu cháng cháng zǒu lù huí jiā

Xiaoming often walks home after school.

Core concept

Movement from place to place using the feet instead of a vehicle, often for a short everyday trip.

Common phrases

  • 走路上学zǒu lù shàng xué

    walk to school

  • 走路回家zǒu lù huí jiā

    walk home

Similar words

走zǒu: Walk from one place to another using the feet.

Definition in Chinese

以双脚行走，强调不坐车而以步行完成短程或日常出行。yǐ shuāng jiǎo xíng zǒu qiáng diào bú zuò chē ér yǐ bù xíng wán chéng duǎn chéng huò rì cháng chū xíng

Word origin

走路 (zǒulù, "walk") combines 走 (zǒu, "go or walk") + 路 (lù, "road"), linking movement on foot with the road being followed.

Usage tips

  • Chinese often places a manner of travel before the destination, so this verb can come directly before a place phrase.

Other meanings

  • go on footverb
  • walkingnoun

Opposites

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