How to Say ‘I'll go for a walk after dinner.’ in Simplified Chinese
晚上吃完饭就去走一走。
wǎn shàng chī wán fàn jiù qù zǒu yī zǒu
[wahn-shahng chir-wahn fan jyoh chyoo dzoh ee dzoh]
💬 Usage Tip: In [吃完饭就去走一走], the order is very Chinese: finish one action, then [就] marks the next action as immediate or natural. You can build the same pattern with [下班就回家] "go home right after work."
Phrase Breakdown
晚上
wǎn shàng
[wahn-shahng]
evening; at night
The time of day in the evening.
“晚上”安排运动对上班的人很方便。
Scheduling exercise in the evening is convenient for working people.
吃完饭
chī wán fàn
after finishing a meal
吃完 means “finish eating.”
吃完饭我们再聊。
We’ll talk after we finish eating.
Words in this phrase
吃完
chī wán
[chir-wahn]
finish eating
Means the meal has been completed.
“吃完”晚饭后再运动比较合适。
Exercising after finishing dinner is more appropriate.
饭
fàn
[fan]
meal; rice; food
Refers to the meal in the sentence.
晚“饭”后散步是个好习惯。
Walking after dinner is a good habit.
就
jiù
[jyoh]
then; right away; as soon as
Connects two actions that happen in close sequence.
吃完饭“就”去活动一下。
After finishing the meal, then go move around a bit.
去走一走
qù zǒu yī zǒu
go for a short walk
A casual way to say “go walk around a bit.”
我们去走一走，放松一下。
Let’s go for a walk and relax a bit.
Words in this phrase
去
qù
[chyoo]
go; go to
Indicates going to do an action or going somewhere.
饭后我会“去”外面走走。
After the meal, I will go outside for a walk.
走
zǒu
[dzoh]
walk
Repeated to make the phrase sound light and conversational.
晚饭后“走”一走能帮助控糖。
Walking a little after dinner can help control blood sugar.
一
yī
[ee]
one; a little (in verb reduplication)
Softens the verb and suggests a short, casual action.
“一”走一走表示不用走太久。
In “walk a little,” “one” suggests you do not need to walk too long.
走
zǒu
[dzoh]
walk
Repeated to make the phrase sound light and conversational.
晚饭后“走”一走能帮助控糖。
Walking a little after dinner can help control blood sugar.
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