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饭后百步走，活到九十九
fànhòubǎibùzǒu,huódàojiǔshíjiǔ
Traditional: 飯後百步走，活到九十九
walk a hundred steps after each meal and you will live a long life (proverb)
Character Breakdown
饭
fàn
meal, food; cooked rice
HSK 1
后
hòu
after; behind, rear; descendants
HSK 1
百
bǎi
one hundred; numerous, many
HSK 2
步
bù
walk, stroll, pace, march; to make progress
HSK 2
走
zǒu
to walk, to run, to flee
HSK 2
活
huó
to exist, to live, to survive; living, working
HSK 4
到
dào
to go to, to arrive
HSK 2
九
jiǔ
nine
HSK 1
十
shí
ten, tenth; complete; perfect
HSK 1
九
jiǔ
nine
HSK 1
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