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遛

liù · liu

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to stroll
  2. to walk (an animal)
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Walking the dog

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)去(qù)遛(liù)狗(gǒu)。

    I am going to walk the dog.

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)有(yǒu)狗(gǒu)吗(ma)？什么(shénme)时候(shíhou)买(mǎi)的(de)？

    You have a dog? Since when?

  3. Dengdeng

    是(shì)邻居(línjū)的(de)狗(gǒu)，我(wǒ)周六(zhōuliù)帮(bāng)他(tā)遛(liù)。

    It is my neighbour’s dog. I walk it for him on Saturdays.

  4. Liangliang

    它(tā)听话(tīnghuà)吗(ma)？

    Is it obedient?

  5. Dengdeng

    不太(bùtài)听话(tīnghuà)，每次(měicì)都(dōu)是(shì)它(tā)遛(liù)我(wǒ)，不是(bùshì)我(wǒ)遛(liù)它(tā)。

    Not really. Every time, it walks me, not me walking it.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)可(kě)以(yǐ)骑(qí)上(shàng)我(wǒ)的(de)摩(mó)托(tuō)车(chē)去(qù)遛(liù)一(yì)圈(quān)。

You can have a ride on my motorcycle.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

每(měi)天(tiān)晚(wǎn)饭(fàn)后(hòu)，我(wǒ)都(dōu)会(huì)带(dài)狗(gǒu)出(chū)去(qù)遛(liù)一(yí)会(huì)儿(r)。

Every day after dinner, I take the dog out for a walk for a while.

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