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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

走动 [zǒudòng]
  1. 1. verb [行走] walk about
  2. 2. verb [来往] visit each other

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

走动 [zǒudòng]
  1. 1. walk about; stretch one's legs
    病人能走动了。
    The invalid is able to get about now.
  2. 2. (of relatives and friends) visit each other
    他们两家关系不错,常常走动
    The two families are on good terms and often visit each other.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

走动 [zǒudòng]
  1. 1. 行走;活动
    久病卧床,不能走动
  2. 2. (亲朋间)互相来往
    亲戚朋友总要经常走动走动

Examples

这地方局促,走动不便。
This place is rather cramped; there's little room for free movement.
在房间里来回走动
pace up and down the room
他们两家关系不错,常常走动
The two families are on good terms and often visit each other.
以前有很多人四处走动专门打把式卖艺。
Streat performers used to walk from one place to another, doing Chinese kongfu for audiences.
He's up and around now.
他现在已起床走动了。
I can't get about as much as I used to
我不能再像我过去那样到处走动

Word Decomposition


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