逛 guàng — to stroll, to wander around (for pleasure)
guàng (fourth tone, falling)guang4
to stroll, to wander around (for pleasure)
HSK 4· HSK 1–4 (classic)verb
Meanings
to stroll, to wander around (for pleasure)
Walking with no destination in particular, purely for the pleasure of looking: 逛街, wandering the streets and shops, 逛公园, strolling a park. It shares 玩’s spirit of leisure but keeps the feet moving, where 玩 can mean sitting still and having fun.
verb
Example sentences
- 周末我喜欢去公园逛逛。週末我喜歡去公園逛逛。Zhōumò (first tone, high and level) wǒ (third tone, dipping) xǐhuan (third tone, dipping) qù (fourth tone, falling) gōngyuán (first tone, high and level) guàngguang. (fourth tone, falling)···
On weekends I like to go stroll around the park.
- 我们去商店逛了一下午。我們去商店逛了一下午。Wǒmen (third tone, dipping) qù (fourth tone, falling) shāngdiàn (first tone, high and level) guàngle (fourth tone, falling) yí (second tone, rising) xiàwǔ. (fourth tone, falling)···
We went strolling around the shops for a whole afternoon.