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转悠

zhuàn you · zhuan you

Traditional 轉悠

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to roll
  2. to wander around
  3. to appear repeatedly
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Wandering the market

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)在(zài)这儿(zhèr)转悠(zhuànyou)什么(shénme)呢(ne)？

    What are you wandering around here for?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)找(zhǎo)点(diǎn)好吃(hǎochī)的(de)，已经(yǐjīng)转悠(zhuànyou)了(le)一个小时(yīgèxiǎoshí)了(le)。

    I want to find something tasty. I've been wandering for an hour already.

  3. Dengdeng

    一个小时(yīgèxiǎoshí)？你(nǐ)还(hái)没(méi)买(mǎi)吗(ma)？

    An hour? You haven't bought anything yet?

  4. Liangliang

    每家(měijiā)都(dōu)想(xiǎng)吃(chī)，所以(suǒyǐ)只能(zhǐnéng)继续(jìxù)转悠(zhuànyou)。

    I want to eat at every stall, so I can only keep wandering.

  5. Dengdeng

    你看(nǐkàn)，我们(wǒmen)又(yòu)回到(huídào)第一家(dìyījiā)了(le)！

    Look, we are back at the first stall!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)在(zài)公(gōng)园(yuán)里(lǐ)转(zhuàn)悠(you)。

He likes to wander around in the park.

02

我(wǒ)在(zài)街(jiē)上(shàng)转(zhuàn)悠(you)了(le)半(bàn)天(tiān)。

I wandered around the streets for a long time.

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