zau2 lou6走路
Jyutpingzau2 lou6
Yalejáu louh
Definition
To walk or go on foot.
colloquialdaily actionstransport
How it's used
Cantonese speakers almost exclusively use 行路 instead of 走路 to describe the act of walking. 走路 is understood but sounds distinctly like a Mandarin loanword or a literary expression that feels unnatural in daily conversation. Using 行路 ensures your speech sounds authentic and local.
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Common mistake
Avoid using 走路 in casual speech as it is considered a Mandarinism. Stick to 行路 to sound like a native speaker.
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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.
