Chinese word dictionary

走散

zǒu sàn · to wander off; to stray; to get lost

Practice word

Word information

Simplified走散

Traditional走散

Pinyinzǒu sàn

Part of speechDictionary

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

走zǒu

to walk, to run, to flee

散sàn

to scatter, to disperse, to break up

How to learn 走散

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Words with the same characters

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走zǒu

to walk; to go; to run; to move (of vehicle); to visit; to leave; to go away; to die (euph.); from; through; away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走[che4 zou3]); to change (shape, form, meaning)

走路zǒulù

to walk; to go on foot; to leave; to depart; (informal) to clear off; to beat it; (of sb who gets fired or resigns) to leave the job; to get out

散步sànbù

to take a walk; to go for a walk

行走xíngzǒu

to walk

分散fēnsàn

to scatter; to disperse; to distribute

散sǎn

scattered; loose; to come loose; to fall apart; leisurely; powdered medicine