walk with long strides; walk quickly
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
walk with long, swift strides
neutralOften used to describe someone walking energetically, purposefully, or without hesitation. It paints a vivid picture of speed and momentum.
Tīng听
dào到
hǎo好
xiāo消
xi息
，
tā他
lì立
kè刻
dà大
bù步
liú流
xīng星
dì地
cháo朝
jiā家
zǒu走
qù去
。
Upon hearing the good news, he immediately walked home with long, swift strides.
Jiāng将
jūn军
dà大
bù步
liú流
xīng星
dì地
zǒu走
shàng上
jiǎng讲
tái台
，
kāi开
shǐ始
le了
tā他
de的
yǎn演
jiǎng讲
。
The general strode up to the podium and began his speech.
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Yǎn眼
kàn看
jiù就
yào要
chí迟
dào到
le了
，
tā她
dà大
bù步
liú流
xīng星
dì地
gǎn赶
xiàng向
dì地
tiě铁
zhàn站
。
Seeing that she was about to be late, she hurried toward the subway station with long strides.