饭后百步走，活到九十九 / 飯後百步走，活到九十九

fàn​hòu​bǎi​bù​zǒu​huó​dào​jiǔ​shí​jiǔ

walk 100 steps after a meal and live to 99

A proverb suggesting that taking a short walk after eating will lead to a long and healthy life.

饭 (literal) → 饭/飯 · fàn · meal 后 (literal) → 后/後 · hòu · after 百 (literal) → 百 · bǎi · hundred 步 (literal) → 步 · bù · step 走 (literal) → 走 · zǒu · to walk ， (non_chinese) 活 (literal) → 活 · huó · to live 到 (literal) → 到 · dào · to arrive 九十九 (literal) → 九十九 · jiǔ​shí​jiǔ · ninety-nine

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created sense May 20, 2026, 07:58 PM