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徒步

tú bù · tu bu

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HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to be on foot
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Hiking plan

  1. Dengdeng

    周末(zhōumò)我们(wǒmen)去(qù)徒步(túbù)吧(ba)！

    Let's go hiking this weekend!

  2. Liangliang

    好啊(hǎoa)，去(qù)哪儿(nǎr)徒步(túbù)？

    Sure, where to hike?

  3. Dengdeng

    去(qù)山上(shānshàng)，大概(dàgài)走(zǒu)三个(sāngè)小时(xiǎoshí)。

    Up the mountain, about three hours of walking.

  4. Liangliang

    三个(sāngè)小时(xiǎoshí)？我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)想(xiǎng)走(zǒu)到(dào)山下(shānxià)的(de)咖啡店(kāfēidiàn)。

    Three hours? I only want to walk to the coffee shop at the foot of the mountain.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)也(yě)行(xíng)，我(wǒ)也(yě)想(xiǎng)喝(hē)咖啡(kāfēi)。

    That works. I want coffee too.

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In a sentence

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01

徒(tú)步(bù)五(wǔ)分(fēn)钟(zhōng)内(nèi)应(yīng)该(gāi)能(néng)到(dào)达(dá)。

You should get there in five minutes walking.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by fcbond · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)决(jué)定(dìng)徒(tú)步(bù)穿(chuān)过(guò)这(zhè)片(piàn)森(sēn)林(lín)。

We decided to cross this forest on foot.

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