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走动

zǒu dòng · zou dong

Traditional 走動

Meaning

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  1. to walk around; to move about; to stretch one's legs; to go for a walk
  2. to be mobile (e.g. after an illness)
  3. to visit one another; to socialize
  4. to pay a visit (go to the toilet)
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Get up and walk

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)坐了(zuòle)三个(sāngè)小时(xiǎoshí)了(le)。

    You've been sitting for three hours.

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)在(zài)写(xiě)报告(bàogào)，不能(bùnéng)停(tíng)。

    I'm writing a report. I can't stop.

  3. Liangliang

    起来(qǐlai)走动走动(zǒudòngzǒudòng)吧(ba)，对(duì)身体(shēntǐ)好(hǎo)。

    Get up and walk around a bit. It's good for you.

  4. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)去(qù)走动走动(zǒudòngzǒudòng)。

    OK, I'll go walk around.

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)回来(huílai)了(le)。走动(zǒudòng)的(de)时候(shíhou)，我(wǒ)想到(xiǎngdào)了(le)一个(yīgè)好(hǎo)结尾(jiéwěi)！

    I'm back. While walking around, I thought of a good ending!

  6. Liangliang

    看(kàn)，走动(zǒudòng)很(hěn)有用(yǒuyòng)吧(ba)。

    See, walking around is useful.

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2 examples
01

她(tā)病(bìng)了(le)很(hěn)久(jiǔ)，现(xiàn)在(zài)还(hái)很(hěn)虚(xū)弱(ruò)，无(wú)法(fǎ)随(suí)意(yì)走(zǒu)动(dòng)。

She has been ill for a long time and she is still too weak to get about.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fercheung · English by papabear · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

当(dāng)你(nǐ)在(zài)房(fáng)子(zi)周(zhōu)围(wéi)走(zǒu)动(dòng)时(shí)，你(nǐ)能(néng)看(kàn)到(dào)什(shén)么(me)样(yàng)的(de)风(fēng)景(jǐng)和(hé)建(jiàn)筑(zhù)物(wù)？

When you walk around your house, what kind of scenery and buildings can you see?

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by sugoisensei · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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