pǎo

HSK 1
common
verb

Meaning of

跑 means move quickly on foot/legs; escape; get away. Pronounced pǎo. HSK 1.

  • move quickly on foot/legs
  • escape; get away
  • walk; go (dialect)

Character Info

Radical
Strokes12
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

men
jīn
tiān
gōng
yuán
sài
pǎo
ba
 

Let's go to the park for a race today.

rào
zhe
cāo
chǎng
pǎo
le
quānr
 
 

He ran one lap around the playground.

鹿
zài
sēn
lín
pǎo
de
hěn
kuài
 

Deer run very fast in the forest.

Huǒ
chē
zài
tiě
guǐ
shàng
fēi
de
pǎo
zhe
 

The train is speeding along the railway tracks.

Xiǎo
hái
zi
huān
zài
xiǎo
zhuī
zhe
pǎo
 

Kids love chasing each other around the neighborhood.