guàng
verb HSK 4 #4,567

Meanings

  1. 1 to stroll; to wander around
  2. 2 to visit (shops, parks, etc.); to browse

Examples

Wǒmen qù guàng jiē ba.
Let's go shopping.
Zhōumò wǒ xǐhuān guàng gōngyuán.
I like to stroll in the park on weekends.
Tā huā le yī zhěng tiān guàng shāngchǎng.
She spent the whole day browsing the mall.

Tips

usage
(guàng jiē) literally means 'to stroll the streets' but is the standard Chinese expression for 'to go shopping' — even if you end up in a mall, not on a street.
memory
The (walk) radical + (wild/crazy) = wandering around in a carefree, slightly wild way — browsing without a clear destination.

Stroke Order

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