<p>踱 is a bit formal. 走来走去 or 晃来晃去 will be more colloquial.  </p>

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dan
<p><strong>踱步</strong>= <strong>pacing</strong></p>

<p>来回踱步= pacing around</p>

<p>踱来踱去= pacing back and forth</p>

<p>Since '<a href="http://www.yourdictionary.com/pacing" rel="nofollow noreferrer">pacing</a>' means <em>"repeatedly walking back and forth across. "</em> We can say 踱步, 来回踱步 and 踱来踱去 are basically describing the same action.</p>

<p>Example: </p>

<p>在房间里踱步, 在房间里来回踱步, 在房间里踱来踱去</p>

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Tang Ho
<p><strong>徘徊</strong></p>
<p><em>ABC</em></p>
<blockquote>
<p>V.</p>
<p>1 pace back and forth</p>
</blockquote>
<p><em>Oxford</em></p>
<blockquote>
<p>他独自在江边徘徊。</p>
<p>He wandered alone by the river.</p>
</blockquote>

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I originally included 徘徊 in my answer, but 徘徊 mainly means "lingering" and "wandering" therefore I deleted it from my post.
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Mou某
<p>How do you express "strolling/pacing back and forth"? For example, if you are waiting for someone in front of a bus stop, you might walk back and forth a bit on a stretch of side walk. </p>

<p>I stumbled across 踱来踱去 <em>duó lái duó qù</em> "strolling/pacing back and forth" while doing some reading a while back. However, I'm not sure how common this expression is because it took some effort to type, and the example sentences I could find seem a bit literary. </p>

<p>Are there some more common ways to express this idea?</p>

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jukuu：pacing:6.   
 有人在幕布后踱来踱去。 7.   
 他一面说一面来回走动，聪明的瘦脸上神采焕发。 9.   
 他的顶头上司可能在那踱来踱去，思索着解雇他的辞令呢。11.   
 你一直在来回踱步。   91.那年轻人摇了摇头，又在人行道上垂头丧气地踱来踱去；一看见我朝他的方向走来，就停步看着我。小狗开始晃动尾巴。  99.怎么了,丽莎？你一直来回踱步着。  (more in between 1 and 100)
user6065
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Strolling/pacing back and forth
# Strolling/pacing back and forth

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-08-04)

How do you express "strolling/pacing back and forth"? For example, if you are waiting for someone in front of a bus stop, you might walk back and forth a bit on a stretch of side walk.

I stumbled across 踱来踱去 *duó lái duó qù* "strolling/pacing back and forth" while doing some reading a while back. However, I'm not sure how common this expression is because it took some effort to type, and the example sentences I could find seem a bit literary.

Are there some more common ways to express this idea?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: jukuu：pacing:6.     有人在幕布后踱来踱去。 7.     他一面说一面来回走动，聪明的瘦脸上神采焕发。 9.     他的顶头上司可能在那踱来踱去，思索着解雇他的辞令呢。11.     你一直在来回踱步。   91.那年轻人摇了摇头，又在人行道上垂头丧气地踱来踱去；一看见我朝他的方向走来，就停步看着我。小狗开始晃动尾巴。  99.怎么了,丽莎？你一直来回踱步着。  (more in between 1 and 100)  

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2017-08-05. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

踱 is a bit formal. 走来走去 or 晃来晃去 will be more colloquial.


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### Answer by username_3 on 2017-08-04. Score: 1

**踱步**= **pacing**

来回踱步= pacing around

踱来踱去= pacing back and forth

Since '[pacing](http://www.yourdictionary.com/pacing)' means *"repeatedly walking back and forth across. "* We can say 踱步, 来回踱步 and 踱来踱去 are basically describing the same action.

Example:

在房间里踱步, 在房间里来回踱步, 在房间里踱来踱去


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### Answer by username_4 on 2017-08-05. Score: 0

**徘徊**

*ABC*

> V.
>
> 1 pace back and forth

*Oxford*

> 他独自在江边徘徊。
>
> He wandered alone by the river.

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: I originally included 徘徊 in my answer, but 徘徊 mainly means "lingering" and "wandering" therefore I deleted it from my post.  

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