How to say “take a walk” in Chinese

散步

sànbù

take a walk

verb · HSK 4 · topic “Travel and vacations”

“Take a walk” in Chinese is 散步, sàn bù: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

散步 is read sàn bù: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

sàn — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

bù — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

散

sàn — disperse, scatter

Second reading: sǎn, “loose, scattered”.

步

bù — step

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 “散步”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 散步. Tap the sound icon to listen.

晚饭后我们去河边散步吧wǎnfànhòuwǒmenqùhébiānsànbùbaLet's take a walk by the river after dinner.
王先生夫妇每天一起散步WángxiānshengfūfùměitiānyìqǐsànbùMr. and Mrs. Wang go for a walk together every day.
我们沿着河边散步吧wǒmenyánzhehébiānsànbùbaLet's take a walk along the river.
傍晚我们常常去河边散步。bàngwǎnwǒmenchángchángqùhébiānsànbùToward evening we often go for a walk by the river.
周末我或是在家看书，或是去公园散步。zhōumòwǒhuòshìzàijiākànshū,huòshìqùgōngyuánsànbùOn weekends I either read at home or go for a walk in the park.
周末我们常去郊外散步zhōumòwǒmenchángqùjiāowàisànbùOn weekends we often go for walks out of town.

More words from the lesson “Views and walks”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “take a walk” in Chinese?

“Take a walk” in Chinese is 散步, pinyin sànbù.

What does 散步 mean?

散步 (sànbù) means “take a walk”.

How do you write 散步?

散步 is 2 characters: 散 (sàn) — disperse, scatter; 步 (bù) — step. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 散步?

散步 is read sànbù. Tones: sàn — fourth tone, bù — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“take a walk” 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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