Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Walk Over Leisurely Instead of Riding in a Carriage - 安步当车

安(an)步(bu)当(dang)车(che)


"安": "slowly, leisurely"
"步": "walk, on foot"
"当": "as like, instead of"
"车": "by car, riding"

The literal translation of this idiom is "walk over leisurely instead of riding in a carriage".

Corresponding English idiom:"walk rather than ride".

Example sentence: The school is not far from here ,let's walk it! (这里离学校并不远, 让我们安步当车, 走过去吧.)

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