Definition

1. Noun:

   • Pedestrian: A person who travels on foot, especially along a road or in an urban area.

2. Verb (literary/formal):

   • To walk / To travel on foot: The act of moving or journeying by walking.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Con đường này có nhiều bộ hành. (This street has many pedestrians.)
• Verb:
  • Họ bộ hành dọc theo bờ sông. (They walk along the riverbank.)
  • bộ hành chơi xuân (to go for a spring walk)

Advanced Usage

• The term bộ hành as a verb carries a somewhat formal, literary, or descriptive tone, often used in poetry or to evoke a sense of journeying. It is less common in casual, everyday speech than the simple verb đi bộ.

Variants and Related Words

• Khách bộ hành (n): A wayfarer, traveler on foot.
  • Những khách bộ hành dừng chân tại quán trọ. (The wayfarers stopped at the inn.)
• Đi bộ (v): To walk. This is the standard, neutral verb for walking.
  • Chúng tôi thích đi bộ trong công viên. (We like to walk in the park.)

Synonyms

• Pedestrian: Walker, foot-traveler.
• To walk: To go on foot, to stroll, to trek (depending on context).

Related Idioms

• While bộ hành itself is not commonly used in idioms, the concept is central to phrases like:
  • Đi bộ đội hành: To walk in a group or procession (often implies a long or purposeful journey on foot).

noun

1. Pedestrian

verb

1. To walk
   • bộ hành chơi xuân
     to go for a spring walk