逛街
guàng jiē
Pinyin

Definition

逛街
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guàng jiē
  1. to take a walk
  2. to window-shop
  3. to stroll down the street

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

街
jiē
  1. 1 street
  2. 2 classifier: 条 tiáo
逛
guàng
  1. 1 to stroll
  2. 2 to visit
逛街
guàng jiē
  1. 1 to take a walk
  2. 2 to window-shop
  3. 3 to stroll down the street
上街
shàng jiē
  1. 1 to go onto the streets
  2. 2 to go shopping
大街
dà jiē
  1. 1 street
  2. 2 main street
  3. 3 classifier: 条 tiáo

Idioms (4)

大街小巷
dà jiē xiǎo xiàng
  1. 1 great streets and small alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city
老鼠过街，人人喊打
lǎo shǔ guò jiē , rén rén hǎn dǎ
  1. 1 lit. when a rat crosses the street, people chase it down (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. everyone detests a lowlife
街谈巷议
jiē tán xiàng yì
  1. 1 the talk of the town (idiom)
街头巷尾
jiē tóu xiàng wěi
  1. 1 top of streets, bottom of alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city

Sample Sentences

对对对！放心去玩！就是…您见识过北京的雾霾吗？上回我和女朋友在王府井逛街，手牵着手她却看不见我，亲嘴都得隔着防毒面具，哈哈！
duìduìduì ！fàngxīn qù wán ！jiùshì …nín jiànshi guò Běijīng de wùmái ma ？shànghuí wǒ hé nǚpéngyou zài Wángfǔjǐng guàng jiē ，shǒu qiānzhe shǒu tā què kànbujiàn wǒ ，qīn zuǐ dōu děi gé zhe fángdú miànjù ，hāhā ！
Yes, yes, yes. You just relax and have fun. Well...have you ever experienced the Beijing smog? Last time I went shopping in Wang Fu Jing with my girlfriend, I was holding her hand but I couldn't even see her. I had to even kiss her through a gas mask. Ha, ha!
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我想去吃大餐，我还想去逛街。
wǒ xiǎng qù chī dàcān ，wǒ hái xiǎng qù guàngjiē 。
I want to go have a big meal, and go shopping.
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好，我也是这么想，我希望可以找到长短、大小合适，而且又时髦又好看的裤子。这个周末可以和我一起逛街吗？
hǎo ，wǒ yě shì zhème xiǎng ，wǒ xīwàng kěyǐ zhǎodào chángduǎn 、dàxiǎo héshì ，érqiě yòu shímáo yòu hǎokàn de kùzi 。zhège zhōumò kěyǐ hé wǒ yīqǐ guàngjiē ma ？
Good! I was thinking the same thing. I hope that I can find pants that are the right length and size, but also are in style and good looking pants. Can you go shopping with me this weekend?
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是刮刮乐，我逛街随便买的。
shì guāguālè ，wǒ guàng jiē suíbiàn mǎi de 。
It was a scratch card, I bought it on a whim while shopping.
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Constance，我在附近逛街，你要不要出来？
Constance ，wǒ zài fùjìn guàng jiē ，nǐ yào bù yào chūlái ？
Constance, I'm shopping near you, do you want to come out?
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丽美，昨天跟你一起逛街的是你妹妹吗？
líměi ，zuótiān gēn nǐ yīqǐ guàng jiē de shì nǐ mèimei ma ？
Limei, was the girl window shopping with you yesterday your little sister?
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真是太阳打西边出来啦！今天怎么有闲工夫约我出来逛街啊？你个大忙人，平时想约你一起吃个饭都得费老大的劲儿呢。
zhēn shì tàiyángdǎxībiānchūlái la ！jīntiān zěnme yǒu xián gōngfu yuē wǒ chūlái guàngjiē a ？nǐ gè dàmángrén ，píngshí xiǎng yuē nǐ yīqǐ chī gè fàn dōu děi fèi lǎodà de jìnr ne 。
The sun has really risen in the west! How come you have free time today to meet me to go shopping? You are such a busy bee. Normally, if I want to meet you to eat a meal, I have to move heaven and earth.
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每次约会就是吃饭，逛街，看电影。好没劲啊！不过他说想尽快跟我结婚。
měicì yuēhuì jiùshì chīfàn ，guàng jiē ，kàn diànyǐng 。hǎo méijìn a ！bùguò tā shuō xiǎng jǐnkuài gēn wǒ jiéhūn 。
Every time we go on a date we eat, go shopping and see movies. It's so boring! However, he says he wants to get married as soon as possible.
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谢谢二位分享你们的观点，祝你们逛街愉快！
xièxie èrwèi fēnxiǎng nǐmen de guāndiǎn ，zhù nǐmen guàng jiē yúkuài ！
Thanks to the both of you for sharing your opinions. I hope you enjoy the rest of your stroll.
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哎，小青，你也来逛街啊？
ái ，Xiǎoqīng ，nǐ yě lái guàng jiē a ？
Hey, Xiao Qing, you're here shopping too?
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