漫步 (màn bù) — to stroll, to wander leisurely | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

漫步 (mànbù) means to stroll slowly with no fixed destination — more literary than 散步, which is the everyday word for a casual walk.

verb

to strollto wander leisurely

Examples

，漫步。
Bàng wǎn, wǒ men zài hé biān màn bù.
In the evening, we strolled by the river.
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Tā xǐ huan zài gōng yuán lǐ màn zhe bù sī kǎo wèn tí.
He likes to stroll in the park while thinking about problems.
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Zuó tiān wǒ men màn le yí gè bù, xīn qíng hǎo duō le.
Yesterday we took a stroll, and our mood improved a lot.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

漫mànfree, leisurely

漫 'free, leisurely' + 步 'walk' gives walking without hurry.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

氵曼漫

Meaning part形符xíngfú

氵Written in full as水shuǐ

Sound part声符shēngfú

曼

Same sound today

漫 uses 氵 (water) and 曼 for the sound; 曼 also means “vast, extended,” showing water spread out or overflowing.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

止止步

止止zhǐfoot
止止zhǐfoot

步 uses two 止 (foot) forms, one reversed, to show one foot stepping in front of the other.

Appears in

Outdoor Recreation

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