How to Say ‘Walk briskly for twenty minutes’ in Simplified Chinese
快走二十分钟
kuài zǒu èr shí fēn zhōng
[kwye zǒu èrshí fēnzhōng]
💬 Usage Tip: In Chinese, how long you do something goes after the action: 走二十分钟 "walk for twenty minutes", 睡八个小时 "sleep eight hours".
Phrase Breakdown
快走
kuài zǒu
brisk walk / walk quickly
快 (kuài) means 'fast' and 走 (zǒu) means 'walk'. Together they mean 'brisk walking' as exercise. Both are third/fourth tones: kuài zǒu.
我每天早上快走。
I take a brisk walk every morning.
Words in this phrase
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
二十 (èrshí) is 'twenty' and 分钟 (fēnzhōng) is 'minutes'. Say it as one unit: èrshí fēnzhōng.
我等了二十分钟。
I waited for twenty minutes.
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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