跑 pǎo · páo

HSK 1Character2 readings

to run

Radical: 足
Strokes: 12
Structure: Left–right
Parts: 足包
Traditional: 跑
Frequency: #811 most common character

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Readings and meanings

pǎoMain reading páoRare reading

pǎo

pao3Main readingHSK 1

to run CC-CEDICT
to run away CC-CEDICT
to escape CC-CEDICT
to run around (on errands etc) CC-CEDICT
(of a gas or liquid) to leak or evaporate CC-CEDICT
(verb complement) away CC-CEDICT
off CC-CEDICT

Words that use “跑” as pǎo

跑步pǎo bùto run or jog, often as a sport or for exerciseWordHSK 3 逃跑táo pǎoto run awayWordHSK 5 奔跑bēn pǎoto run fastWordHSK 6 长跑cháng pǎorunning long distances as a sport or for exerciseWordHSK 6 赛跑sài pǎoa running raceWordHSK 7–9 跑车pǎo chēa sports carWordHSK 7–9 跑道pǎo dàoa long road for running, at a sports groundWordHSK 7–9 起跑线qǐ pǎo xiànthe line at the start of a race where runners standWordHSK 7–9

páo

pao2Reading 2Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is pǎo.

when a horse or other animal digs the ground with its feet

Examples

马用脚跑地。
mǎ yòng jiǎo páo dì
The horse paws the ground with its feet.
AI-generated sentence
那头牛一直跑地，想找吃的。
nà tóu niú yī zhí páo dì, xiǎng zhǎo chī de
The cow keeps pawing the ground, looking for something to eat.
AI-generated sentence

Stroke order

Practice writing 跑

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Same radical 足

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路lù 足zú 跟gēn 跳tiào 距jù 跡jī 蹟jī 跨kuà 踪zōng 蹤zōng 踏tà 踢tī

跑

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