gad⇒viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived."
(wander or travel around)
游荡 yóu dàng
闲逛 xián guàng
gad aboutvi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up."
(wander or travel around)
游荡 yóu dàng
闲逛 xián guàng
I'm not going anywhere in particular; just gadding about in the countryside.