How to say “walk” in Chinese
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“Walk” in Chinese is 走路, zǒu lù: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
走路 is read zǒu lù: 2 syllables. 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.
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 “走路”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 走路. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我走路去上班wǒzǒulùqùshàngbānI walk to work.
- 没有公交车了，我们只好走路回家。méiyǒugōngjiāochēle,wǒmenzhǐhǎozǒulùhuíjiāThere were no more buses, so we had to walk home.
- 我们只好走路回家wǒmenzhǐhǎozǒulùhuíjiāWe had to walk home.
- 自从搬到这里以后，我每天走路上班。zìcóngbāndàozhèlǐyǐhòu,wǒměitiānzǒulùshàngbānSince I moved here, I've walked to work every day.
- 与其在这儿等，不如走路去。yǔqízàizhèrděng,bùrúzǒulùqùRather than wait here, we might as well walk.
More words from the lesson “Is it far?”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “walk” in Chinese?
“Walk” in Chinese is 走路, pinyin zǒulù.
What does 走路 mean?
走路 (zǒulù) means “walk”.
How do you write 走路?
走路 is 2 characters: 走 (zǒu) — walk, go; 路 (lù) — road. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 走路?
走路 is read zǒulù. Tones: zǒu — third tone, lù — fourth tone. The page has an audio 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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