tou4 bou6徒步
Jyutpingtou4 bou6
Yaletòuh bouh
Definition
On foot; walking from one place to another using one's own feet.
neutraldaily actionstransport
How it's used
While 徒步 is understood in Cantonese, it carries a slightly formal or literary tone compared to the common spoken expression 行路. People often use it when describing a specific activity like hiking or a long-distance journey rather than just walking to the shops. In casual daily speech, you will hear people say 行路去 rather than 徒步去.
Examples
I walked to the office today, I'm so tired.
Are you planning to go over there on foot?
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the verb 步行, which is also formal. Learners often overuse 徒步 in everyday situations where simply saying 行路 is much more natural and idiomatic.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
