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流浪 (liú làng) — how to say "to wander" in Chinese
流浪
To wander, to roam, to be homeless
verb
Character composition
流
to flow, stream
浪
wave, wasteful
Radicals / Keys
水
Water
#85 · shuǐ · 4 strokes
Collocations
流浪生活
liú làng shēng huó
vagrant life
流浪街头
liú làng jiē tóu
wander the streets
Examples
那只猫在街上流浪了很久。
That cat has been wandering the streets for a long time.
他在流浪。
He is wandering.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "to wander" in Chinese?
"to wander" in Chinese is 流浪 (liú làng).
流浪 meaning in English
流浪 (liú làng) means "To wander, to roam, to be homeless".
How is 流浪 pronounced?
It is pronounced liú làng (written as liu lang, liulang). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "to wander" in Chinese characters?
It is written 流浪: 流 has 10 strokes, 浪 has 10 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 流浪?
流浪 belongs to the HSK 6 vocabulary list.
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