How to Say ‘A twenty-minute brisk walk after meals’ in Simplified Chinese
饭后快走二十分钟
fàn hòu kuài zǒu èr shí fēn zhōng
[fahn hòu kwye zǒu èrshí fēnzhōng]
🇨🇳 In China: A walk after meals is deeply rooted in China. You'll see older people strolling after dinner everywhere, and there's even a saying, 饭后百步走，活到九十九 "walk a hundred steps after eating, live to ninety-nine".
Phrase Breakdown
饭后快走
fàn hòu kuài zǒu
walk briskly after meals
饭后 (fànhòu) means 'after a meal'. It comes before the action 快走 (kuàizǒu, brisk walk). Note the two fourth tones in fàn hòu.
医生建议我饭后快走。
The doctor suggested I walk briskly after meals.
Words in this phrase
饭
fàn
[fahn]
meal; cooked rice; food
In daily speech, 饭 often refers to a meal, not only rice.
今天的饭很香，快来吃吧。
Today's meal smells great, come eat quickly.
后
hòu
[hòu]
after
Following a time or event.
下课后见。
See you after class.
快
kuài
[kwye]
fast; quick
Describes something happening rapidly.
计价器跳得很快，我有点担心。
The meter is rising fast, and I'm a bit worried.
走
zǒu
[zǒu]
to walk
Refers to the action of moving with your feet.
在宣纸上轻轻走笔。
Gently walk the brush on the rice paper.
二十分钟
èr shí fēn zhōng
twenty minutes
This gives the duration of the walk. In Chinese, the duration comes after the verb: èrshí fēnzhōng.
坐车要二十分钟。
It takes twenty minutes by car.
Words in this phrase
二十
èr shí
[èrshí]
twenty
The number 20.
我花了二十元。
I spent twenty yuan.
分钟
fēn zhōng
[fēnzhōng]
minute
A unit of time, 60 seconds.
等我五分钟。
Wait five minutes for me.
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