彳亍

chìchù
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to walk slowly
  2. 2 to stroll, stopping now and then

Examples

HSK 6
Yèshēn le, tā hái dúzì zài jiētóu chìchù, bù xiǎng huí jiā.
It was late at night, and he was still wandering the streets alone, not wanting to go home.
HSK 7-9
在戴望舒的《雨巷》里,一个姑娘撑着油纸伞,在雨巷中默默彳亍。
Zài Dài Wàngshū de 《 Yǔxiàng 》 lǐ, yí ge gūniang chēng zhe yóuzhǐsǎn, zài yǔxiàng zhōng mòmò chìchù.
In Dai Wangshu's poem 'Rainy Alley', a girl with an oil-paper umbrella paces silently through the rainy lane.

Tips

memory
彳 is the left half of 行 (to walk) and 亍 its right half, so the word is 'walking' split into its two halves: small, halting steps. Neither half is used on its own.

Stroke Order

彳 chì
亍 chù