How to say “stroll” in Chinese
stroll, browse (shops)
“Stroll” in Chinese is 逛, guàng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
逛 is read guàng. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 辶 “walk”; inside, 狂 kuáng hints at the sound.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “逛”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 逛. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我们把景区逛了一遍。wǒmenbǎjǐngqūguàngleyíbiànWe went all around the scenic area.
- 我们把那个城市逛了三天wǒmenbǎnàgechéngshìguànglesāntiānWe spent three days exploring that city.
- 这家商场没什么好逛的。zhèjiāshāngchǎngméishénmehǎoguàngdeThis mall isn't even worth walking around.
- 我们去那家商场逛逛吧。wǒmenqùnàjiāshāngchǎngguàngguangbaLet's go walk around that mall.
- 这个市场没什么好逛的zhègeshìchǎngméishénmehǎoguàngdeThis market isn't even worth walking around.
- 我今天没工夫逛街wǒjīntiānméigōngfuguàngjiēI have no time to go shopping today.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Views and walks”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “stroll” in Chinese?
“Stroll” in Chinese is 逛, pinyin guàng.
What does 逛 mean?
逛 (guàng) means “stroll, browse (shops)”.
How do you write 逛?
逛 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 逛?
逛 is read guàng. Tones: guàng — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“stroll” in the lesson “Views and walks”
This word is from the topic “Travel and vacations” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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