pǎo

to run; (verb complement) away; to run away

HSK 2 #864

Character data

HSK 2
Frequency 864th character
Radical ⾜ (157.5)
Strokes 12
Index # 2631

Definitions

跑 pǎo
  1. 1. to run
  2. 2. (verb complement) away
  3. 3. to run away
  4. 4. to escape
  5. 5. to run around (on errands etc)
  6. 6. (of a gas or liquid) to leak or evaporate
  7. 7. off
跑 páo
  1. 1. (of an animal) to paw (the ground)

Stroke order

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Words containing 跑

Word Meaning
waiter
waiter
running between bases (in baseball)
running between bases (in baseball)
runner (in baseball)
runner (in baseball)
can't escape for long; I'll get you later
you can’t escape forever; I’ll get you
to run away; to take to one's heels
treadmill; running machine
treadmill; running machine
runner
to make a living as a traveling performer etc
running style; racing technique
absent-minded; one's mind is wandering
absent-minded; one's mind is wandering
to vote against the party line
(coll.) to have diarrhea
to run errands
to run errands
(dialect) to live as a bachelor; bachelor
to be off-key or out of tune (while singing) (colloquial)
to be off-key or out of tune (while singing) (colloquial)
to run for shelter
to run for shelter