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The Many Meanings of '走'
tōng guò通过rì cháng日常duì huà对话xué xí学习zǒu shén走神zǒu hóng走红zǒu yùn走运děngcí yǔ词语

Learn words like '走神' (absent-minded), '走红' (to become popular), and '走运' (to be lucky) through daily conversation.

刘娜
yōu zi优子jīn tiān今天wǒ men我们láiliáoliáohàn zì汉字zǒuzhī dào知道zuìjī běn基本deyì si意思ma

Yuko, today let's talk about the character '走'. Do you know its most basic meaning?

优子
ńzhī dào知道zǒujiù shì就是yòngjiǎoyí dòng移动bǐ rú比如zǒu lù走路chāo shì超市

Yes, I know! '走' means moving with your feet, like 'I walk to the supermarket'.

刘娜
duìhěnhǎobù guò不过zǒuhái yǒu还有hěnduōtè bié特别deyòng fǎ用法bǐ rú比如zǒu shén走神yì si意思shìzhù yì lì注意力pǎo diào跑掉le

That's right, very good. But '走' also has many special uses. For example, '走神' means your attention drifts away.

优子
axiàngkàndiàn shì jù电视剧tàirù mí入迷shàng kè上课méitīnglǎo shī老师dehuàjiù shì就是zǒu shén走神ba

Ah! Like when I'm so absorbed in a TV drama that I don't listen to the teacher in class, that's '走神', right?

刘娜
wán quán完全zhèng què正确hái yǒu还有yí gè一个shìzǒu hóng走红zàizhōng guó中国wén huà文化hóng sè红色biǎo shì表示chéng gōng成功shòu huān yíng受欢迎suǒ yǐ所以zǒu hóng走红jiù shì就是biàn dé变得hěnyǒu míng有名

Exactly! There's also '走红'. In Chinese culture, red represents success and popularity. So '走红' means becoming famous.

优子
óxǐ huān喜欢deyǎn yuán演员qù nián去年yīn wèi因为diàn yǐng电影hěnhuǒjiùzǒu hóng走红leduìma

Oh~ then the actor I like became very popular last year because of a movie, so he '走红', right?

刘娜
méi cuò没错zuì hòu最后yí gè一个shìzǒu yùn走运yì si意思shìyùn qì运气láilebǐ rú比如jīn tiān今天zǒu yùn走运jiǎndàozhāngyǎn chàng huì演唱会mén piào门票

That's right! The last one is '走运', which means to have good luck. For example: 'Today I was lucky and found a concert ticket!'

优子
hā hā哈哈zhètàiyǒu yì si有意思leyuán lái原来zǒubù jǐn不仅shìzǒu lù走路háinéngràngzhù yì lì注意力míng qì名气yùn qì运气dōuzǒuqǐ lái起来

Haha, that's so interesting! So '走' is not just about walking, it can also make attention, fame, and luck 'walk'!

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