跑

pǎo
#862 most
frequent character
run
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

跑 puts 𧾷, leg or foot, with 包 bāo, which supplies the sound. Its earliest sense was an animal pawing the ground with its feet. The word for running was then borrowed purely for its sound, and from 'run' came 'run away'.

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Example Sentences

我每天都跑步。
wǒ měitiān dū pǎobù 。
I run every day.
他在公园里跑。
tāzài gōngyuán lǐ pǎo 。
He runs in the park.
我喜欢跑得快。
wǒ xǐhuān pǎodé kuài 。
I like to run fast.

Words with similar meanings

奔bēn
dash
奔 is often used to describe running in a rush or quickly, usually with a sense of urgency.
疾走jízǒu
jog
疾走 implies a faster or more vigorous form of running, unlike the casual pace of 跑.

Words Starting With 跑

跑步pǎo bù
to walk quickly; to march; to run

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