How to say “walk” in Chinese
walk; leave
“Walk” in Chinese is 走, zǒu: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
走 is read zǒu. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
A picture of a person striding.
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 “走”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 走. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我走路去上班wǒzǒulùqùshàngbānI walk to work.
- 往右走。wǎngyòuzǒuGo right.
- 请问，去医院怎么走？qǐngwèn,qùyīyuànzěnmezǒuExcuse me, how do I get to the hospital?
- 请问，去商场怎么走？qǐngwèn,qùshāngchǎngzěnmezǒuExcuse me, how do I get to the mall?
- 请问，去地铁站怎么走？qǐngwèn,qùdìtiězhànzěnmezǒuExcuse me, how do I get to the subway station?
- 咱们走吧zánmenzǒubaLet's go.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Is it far?”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “walk” in Chinese?
“Walk” in Chinese is 走, pinyin zǒu.
What does 走 mean?
走 (zǒu) means “walk; leave”.
How do you write 走?
走 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 走?
走 is read zǒu. Tones: zǒu — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“walk” in the lesson “Is it far?”
This word is from the topic “Around town” 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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