漫步

mànbù

verb #8,180

Meanings

Aimless steps - walking freely without a fixed destination.

HSK 4

漫步在老城的街道上，感觉很舒服。

Mànbù zài lǎochéng de jiēdào shàng, gǎnjué hěn shūfu.

Strolling through the streets of the old town feels very pleasant.

HSK 5

我们在湖边漫步。

Wǒmen zài húbiān mànbù.

We strolled along the lakeside.

HSK 5

他喜欢傍晚在公园里漫步。

Tā xǐhuan bàngwǎn zài gōngyuán lǐ mànbù.

He likes to take a stroll in the park in the evening.

漫步 is more literary and elegant than 散步 (to go for a walk). Use 散步 in everyday speech and 漫步 in writing or to convey a romantic, leisurely mood.

漫 màn

步 bù