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徒步

túbù

on foot; to hike

A hiker with a backpack walks along a winding mountain trail
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Characters in this word

徒 tú

Strokes
10
Radical
彳 — to step with the left foot
Made of
彳 to step with the left foot 走 to walk, to run, to flee
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 徒

步 bù

Strokes
7
Radical
止 — to stop, to halt
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 他们决定徒步穿越峡谷,以便更细致地记录地貌变化。 Tāmen juédìng túbù chuānyuè xiágǔ, yǐbiàn gèng xìzhì de jìlù dìmào biànhuà. They decided to hike through the canyon in order to record changes in the landform in greater detail.
  • 他每天徒步上班,锻炼身体。 Tā měitiān túbù shàngbān, duànliàn shēntǐ. He walks to work every day to keep fit.
  • 我们沿着山路徒步了三个小时。 Wǒmen yánzhe shānlù túbùle sān gè xiǎoshí. We hiked along the mountain trail for three hours.

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