溜 liū
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 留 to stay, to remain
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
溜达
liūda
to stroll; to wander about
Characters in this word
达 dá
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 大 big, great, vast, high, deep
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 晚饭后，老人习惯沿着河堤溜达，顺便观察水位变化。 Wǎnfàn hòu, lǎorén xíguàn yánzhe hédī liūda, shùnbiàn guānchá shuǐwèi biànhuà. After dinner, the elderly man habitually strolls along the riverbank, observing the changes in water level as he goes.
- 周末没事，我们到公园里溜达溜达吧。 Zhōumò méi shì, wǒmen dào gōngyuán lǐ liūda liūda ba. We have nothing on this weekend, so let's go stroll around the park.
- 他吃完饭就在小区里溜达，一边走一边和邻居聊天。 Tā chī wán fàn jiù zài xiǎoqū lǐ liūda, yìbiān zǒu yìbiān hé línjū liáotiān. After eating he wanders around the neighbourhood, chatting with the neighbours as he walks.
Related words
- 溜 liū to slip away; to slide; to skate
- 表达 biǎodá to express
- 达到 dádào to reach; to achieve
- 到达 dàodá to arrive
- 发达 fādá developed; advanced
- 传达 chuándá to pass on a message
- 达成 dáchéng to reach; to achieve
- 抵达 dǐdá to arrive, to reach
- 达标 dábiāo to reach the standard; to meet requirements
- 豁达 huòdá open-minded; magnanimous
- 雷达 léidá radar
- 四通八达 sìtōngbādá to extend in all directions; well connected