wander aimlessly; roam about
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to wander aimlessly; to roam about without a destination
literaryDescribes a leisurely, purposeless journey, often with a poetic or slightly romantic connotation. It implies freedom but also a lack of fixed plans.
Tā他
nián年
qīng轻
shí时
céng曾
làng浪
yóu游
sì四
fāng方
，
xún寻
zhǎo找
rén人
shēng生
de的
yì意
yì义
。
When he was young, he once roamed all over the place, searching for the meaning of life.
Tuì退
xiū休
hòu后
，
tā他
men们
jì计
huá划
làng浪
yóu游
ōu欧
zhōu洲
，
bù不
shè设
jù具
tǐ体
xíng行
chéng程
。
After retirement, they plan to wander aimlessly through Europe without a fixed itinerary.
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Nà那
zhǐ只
yě野
māo猫
zài在
xiàng巷
zi子
lǐ里
làng浪
yóu游
，
fǎng仿
fú佛
zài在
xún寻
zhǎo找
shén什
me么
。
That stray cat was roaming aimlessly in the alley, as if looking for something.
Tā他
de的
shī诗
zhōng中
chōng充
mǎn满
le了
làng浪
yóu游
zhě者
gū孤
dú独
de的
xíng形
xiàng象
。
His poetry is filled with images of the lonely wanderer.