<p>我們走去了三分鐘 and 我們走路了三分鐘 are unnatural. The common way to say it is 我們走了三分鐘.  </p>

<p>走去 is not a good set. We don't really use it. </p>

<p>More often, 走路 is more like a gerund, and 走 alone is usually used as a verb. You can say 我們走路走了三分鐘. </p>

<p>步行 could be used as a verb as it's in your example.</p>

<p>So, these sentences convey the same thing:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>我們走了三分鐘.</p>
  
  <p>我們走路走了三分鐘.</p>
  
  <p>我們步行了三分鐘.</p>
</blockquote>

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dan
<p>走去(walk to) is followed by &quot;somewhere&quot; or &quot;do sth&quot;.</p>
<blockquote>
<p>走去车站</p>
<p>走去买衣服</p>
</blockquote>
<p>&quot;走去了三分鐘&quot; doesn't make sense</p>
<p>走路 is a V+O structure, in which &quot;了&quot; should always be put directly after the V.
So it's 走了三分鐘路, not 走路了三分鐘</p>
<p>步行了三分鐘 is correct, and 步行 here can be replaced with 走.</p>

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thanks for the fast response! is 步行 a common/natural way of speaking or is 走 the best if you wan to say "walking" as a verb?
Crashalot
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both are common and natural.
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Jason Swift
<p>Are 走去, 走路, and 步行 interchangeable? Specifically, are they all valid variations of saying "to walk?"?</p>

<p>For instance, are all these identical?</p>

<ul>
<li>我們走去了三分鐘</li>
<li>我們走路了三分鐘</li>
<li>我們步行了三分鐘</li>
</ul>

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re：走去，walk over (to) 去 functions as complement of direction, e.g. (bkrs) 照这个方向走去, 向河边走去,他们沿着声音走去, combining with a complement of duration seems unusual, 我們走去了三分鐘 "we walked over for 3 minutes"? to say e.g. "it took us 3 minutes to walk over (to the river)" could say 我们用三分钟 (向河边)走去
user6065
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我们走去学校=我们走路去学校=我们步行去学校, 我们走了三分钟=我们步行了三分钟.
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Difference among 走去 vs 走路 vs 步行?
# Difference among 走去 vs 走路 vs 步行?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-11-14)

Are 走去, 走路, and 步行 interchangeable? Specifically, are they all valid variations of saying "to walk?"?

For instance, are all these identical?

* 我們走去了三分鐘
* 我們走路了三分鐘
* 我們步行了三分鐘

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: re：走去，walk over (to) 去 functions as complement of direction, e.g. (bkrs) 照这个方向走去, 向河边走去,他们沿着声音走去, combining with a complement of duration seems unusual, 我們走去了三分鐘 "we walked over for 3 minutes"? to say e.g. "it took us 3 minutes to walk over (to the river)" could say 我们用三分钟 (向河边)走去  
> **username_2**: 我们走去学校=我们走路去学校=我们步行去学校, 我们走了三分钟=我们步行了三分钟.  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2017-11-14. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

我們走去了三分鐘 and 我們走路了三分鐘 are unnatural. The common way to say it is 我們走了三分鐘.

走去 is not a good set. We don't really use it.

More often, 走路 is more like a gerund, and 走 alone is usually used as a verb. You can say 我們走路走了三分鐘.

步行 could be used as a verb as it's in your example.

So, these sentences convey the same thing:

> 我們走了三分鐘.
>
> 我們走路走了三分鐘.
>
> 我們步行了三分鐘.


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### Answer by username_4 on 2017-11-14. Score: 1

走去(walk to) is followed by "somewhere" or "do sth".

> 走去车站
>
> 走去买衣服

"走去了三分鐘" doesn't make sense

走路 is a V+O structure, in which "了" should always be put directly after the V.
So it's 走了三分鐘路, not 走路了三分鐘

步行了三分鐘 is correct, and 步行 here can be replaced with 走.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: thanks for the fast response! is 步行 a common/natural way of speaking or is 走 the best if you wan to say "walking" as a verb?  
> **username_4**: both are common and natural.  

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