Chinese word

逛

Pronunciation

Pinyinguàng

Meaning

  • verblook around

Example

我想下午去逛一下商店。wǒ xiǎng xià wǔ qù guàng yí xià shāng diàn

I want to look around the stores this afternoon.

Illustration for 逛 (look around)

More examples

周末我和朋友去逛博物馆。zhōu mò wǒ hé péng yǒu qù guàng bó wù guǎn

My friend and I went to look around the museum over the weekend.

Core concept

Moving through a place at an easy pace while letting the surroundings choose what gets attention.

Common phrases

  • 逛街guàng jiē

    go shopping

  • 逛商店guàng shāng diàn

    browse stores

  • 逛博物馆guàng bó wù guǎn

    look around a museum

Similar words

逛街guàng jiē: Walk around a shopping area or its streets, browsing the shops and surroundings.
购物gòu wù: Go to shops to choose items and pay for purchases.
闲逛xián guàng: Wander around slowly with no particular destination or purpose.
买mǎi: Pay money to obtain a product or service.

Definition in Chinese

四处走动并随意观看，常指在街道或商店里走走看看，不一定买东西。sì chù zǒu dòng bìng suí yì guān kàn cháng zhǐ zài jiē dào huò shāng diàn lǐ zóu zǒu kàn kàn bù yí dìng mǎi dōng xī

Word origin

The character 逛 (guàng, "look around") is a phono-semantic compound: 辶 (chuò, "movement") points to movement, while 狂 (kuáng, "mad") mainly supplies the sound.

Usage tips

  • English "shopping" often suggests a plan to buy something, but this verb can describe browsing shops even when buying is not the purpose.

Other meanings

  • shopverb
  • strollverb
  • sightseeverb

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