Definition
踱步 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to pace' or 'walk slowly back and forth'. Because it is verb-object (踱 + 步), the two parts can separate to insert duration, frequency, or other modifiers — for example, 踱了半个小时步 ('paced for half an hour') or 踱了三步 ('took three paces'). It often describes nervous, thoughtful, or leisurely movement in a confined space.
v.o.
to paceto walk slowly back and forth
Examples
- 踱步。Tā xǐhuan zài huāyuán lǐ duó bù.He likes to pace in the garden.
- 。Tā zài fángjiān lǐ duó le bàn ge xiǎoshí bù.He paced in the room for half an hour.
- 踱步，。Wǒ bù'ān de zài kètīng duó bù, děng zhe xiāoxi.I paced anxiously in the living room, waiting for news.
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