粵

代doi6步bou6

doi6 bou6dài bù

English

  1. to get around using a conveyance (car, bicycle, sedan chair etc); to ride (or drive)
  2. means of transportation
  3. to ride instead of walk

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 搭車或者其他交通工具而唔用雙腳行路

Examples

  • 最後,他的病奪去了他走路的能力,想去哪兒也要用電動輪椅來代步。

    In the end, because of the disease, he became unable to walk and had to use a motorized wheelchair to get around.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 以巴士代步

    to take a bus instead of walking

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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