tản bộ
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Definition
- Verb:
- To stroll, to amble: To walk in a slow, relaxed, and leisurely manner, often for pleasure, enjoyment, or light exercise, without a specific urgent destination or purpose.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Sau bữa tối, họ thường tản bộ trong công viên. (After dinner, they usually stroll in the park.)
- Ông cụ thích tản bộ dọc theo bờ hồ mỗi sáng. (The old man likes to amble along the lake shore every morning.)
- Chúng tôi tản bộ để ngắm phố phường. (We strolled to look at the streets.)
Advanced Usage
- The word "tản bộ" inherently implies a leisurely pace and is almost exclusively used for walking for pleasure. It is not used for walking as a mode of transportation to get to a specific place quickly.
Variants and Related Words
Đi bộ (v): to walk. This is a more general, neutral term for walking, which can be for exercise, transport, or leisure.
- Cô ấy đi bộ đến siêu thị. (She walks to the supermarket.)
Dạo chơi (v): to go for a walk/outing, to promenade. This emphasizes the recreational aspect and can involve more than just walking.
- Gia đình đi dạo chơi ở bãi biển. (The family went for an outing at the beach.)
Synonyms
- Stroll: to walk in a leisurely way.
- Amble: to walk at a slow, relaxed pace.
- Saunter: to walk in a slow, confident, and relaxed way.
Related Idioms
- While "tản bộ" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, the activity is central to the common phrase "đi tản bộ", which is the standard collocation meaning "to go for a stroll."