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HSK 7-9Character · VerbTraditional溜

stroll; walk an animal; swift current

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Meanings

2 senses · 8 examples
1.

verb

to stroll; to saunter; to take a walk

informal

A colloquial and relaxed way to describe a leisurely walk, often without a specific destination.

Wǎn晚
fàn饭
hòu后
 ,
wǒ我
men们
yī一
qǐ起
qù去
gōng公
yuán园
liù溜
dà大
jiē街
ba吧
 。

After dinner, let's go stroll in the park together.

Zài在
jiā家
lǐ里
mèn闷
de得
huāng慌
 ,
wǒ我
jué决
dìng定
chū出
qù去
liù溜
liù溜
 。

Feeling bored at home, I decided to go out for a walk.

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Xià下
wǔ午
méi没
shén什
me么
shì事
 ,
wǒ我
dào到
shì市
chǎng场
liù溜
le了
yī一
tàng趟
 。

I didn't have much to do in the afternoon, so I took a stroll to the market.

Tā他
xǐ喜
huān欢
zài在
hé河
biān边
liù溜
da达
 ,
kàn看
fēng风
jǐng景
 。

He likes to stroll by the river and enjoy the scenery.

2.

verb

to walk (an animal); to take (a pet) for a walk

informal

Specifically used for walking pets like dogs, birds, or horses in a leisurely manner.

Yé爷
ye爷
měi每
tiān天
zǎo早
chén晨
dōu都
huì会
qù去
gōng公
yuán园
liù溜
niǎo鸟
 。

Grandpa goes to the park every morning to walk his bird.

Wǎn晚
fàn饭
hòu后
 ,
bà爸
ba爸
huì会
xià下
lóu楼
liù溜
gǒu狗
 。

After dinner, Dad goes downstairs to walk the dog.

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Mǎ马
fū夫
bǎ把
mǎ马
qiān牵
dào到
cǎo草
dì地
shàng上
liù溜
yī一
liù溜
 。

The groom led the horse to the grass to walk it around.

Tā他
yǎng养
le了
yī一
zhǐ只
yīng鹦
wǔ鹉
 ,
jīng经
cháng常
dài带
zhe着
tā它
chū出
qù去
liù溜
 。

He keeps a parrot and often takes it out for a walk.