How to say “run” in Chinese
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“Run” in Chinese is 跑, pǎo: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
跑 is read pǎo. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 足 “foot”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “跑”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 跑. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我早上去跑步wǒzǎoshangqùpǎobùIn the morning I go jogging.
- 他跑得比我快。tāpǎodebǐwǒkuàiHe runs faster than me.
- 我每天早上跑步。wǒměitiānzǎoshangpǎobùI run every morning.
- 我一年四季都跑步wǒyìniánsìjìdōupǎobùI run all year round.
- 为了身体，我每天跑步。wèileshēntǐ,wǒměitiānpǎobùI run every day for my health.
- 我喜欢运动比如跑步游泳wǒxǐhuanyùndòng,bǐrúpǎobù,yóuyǒngI love sports, for example running and swimming.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Ball games”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “run” in Chinese?
“Run” in Chinese is 跑, pinyin pǎo.
What does 跑 mean?
跑 (pǎo) means “run”.
How do you write 跑?
跑 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 跑?
跑 is read pǎo. Tones: pǎo — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“run” in the lesson “Ball games”
This word is from the topic “Leisure and health” of HSK 2. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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