转悠
zhuànyou
to stroll; to wander around; to hang about
Characters in this word
悠 yōu
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- Made of
- 攸 distant, far 心 heart
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 他没有马上回酒店，而是在老城区转悠，试图理解这座城市的生活节奏。 Tā méiyǒu mǎshàng huí jiǔdiàn, ér shì zài lǎo chéngqū zhuànyou, shìtú lǐjiě zhè zuò chéngshì de shēnghuó jiézòu. He did not return to the hotel immediately, but wandered around the old district, trying to understand the city's rhythm of life.
- 周末他喜欢在公园里转悠，看看花草，放松心情。 Zhōumò tā xǐhuan zài gōngyuán lǐ zhuànyou, kànkan huācǎo, fàngsōng xīnqíng. On weekends he likes to stroll around the park, looking at flowers and relaxing.
- 别在外头转悠了，快回家吃饭吧！ Bié zài wàitou zhuànyou le, kuài huí jiā chīfàn ba! Stop hanging about outside, hurry home for dinner!
Related words
- 转 zhuǎn to turn
- 转变 zhuǎnbiàn to change; change
- 转动 zhuǎndòng to turn; to rotate
- 转告 zhuǎngào to pass on a message
- 转身 zhuǎnshēn to turn around
- 转弯 zhuǎnwān to turn a corner
- 转移 zhuǎnyí to move; to shift
- 转化 zhuǎnhuà to transform
- 转换 zhuǎnhuàn to switch; to change
- 转让 zhuǎnràng to transfer
- 转向 zhuǎnxiàng to turn
- 旋转 xuánzhuǎn to rotate, to revolve