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遛

liù

to walk; to take for a walk

A person walks a small dog on a red leash through a park
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Character

遛 liù

Strokes
13
Radical
辶 — to walk
Made of
辶 to walk 留 to stay, to remain
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 他每天清晨都去河边遛狗,顺便观察水位变化。 Tā měitiān qīngchén dōu qù hébiān liù gǒu, shùnbiàn guānchá shuǐwèi biànhuà. Every early morning he goes to the riverside to walk the dog and observes the water level on the way.
  • 傍晚我习惯带着孩子到小区花园里遛一圈。 Bàngwǎn wǒ xíguàn dàizhe háizi dào xiǎoqū huāyuán lǐ liù yì quān. In the evening I like to take my child for a stroll around the garden of our housing estate.
  • 邻居每天早晚都要遛狗,风雨无阻。 Línjū měitiān zǎowǎn dōu yào liù gǒu, fēngyǔ wúzǔ. My neighbour walks his dog every morning and evening, rain or shine.

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