漫步

mànbù

verb #8,180

Meanings

Aimless steps — walking freely without a fixed destination.

Wǒmen zài húbiān mànbù.

We strolled along the lakeside.

Tā xǐhuan bàngwǎn zài gōngyuán lǐ mànbù.

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

Mànbù zài lǎochéng de jiēdào shàng, gǎnjué hěn shūfu.

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

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