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走

zǒu · zou

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

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Meaning

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  1. to walk
  2. to go
  3. to run
  4. to move (of vehicle)
  5. to visit
  6. to leave
  7. to go away
  8. to die (euph.)
  9. from
  10. through
  11. away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走 (chè zǒu))
  12. to change (shape, form, meaning)
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Just a bit more walking

  1. Liangliang

    时间(shíjiān)不(bù)早(zǎo)了(le)，我们(wǒmen)走(zǒu)吧(ba)。

    It's getting late, let's go.

  2. Dengdeng

    再(zài)走(zǒu)一会儿(yīhuìr)，天气(tiānqì)很(hěn)好(hǎo)。

    Let's walk a bit more, the weather's nice.

  3. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)已经(yǐjīng)走(zǒu)了(le)两个(liǎnggè)小时(xiǎoshí)了(le)。

    We've already walked for two hours.

  4. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)还(hái)不(bù)累(lèi)。

    But I'm not tired yet.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)我(wǒ)先(xiān)走(zǒu)了(le)！

    Then I'm leaving first!

  6. Dengdeng

    等等(děngděng)我(wǒ)，我(wǒ)走(zǒu)不(bù)动(dòng)了(le)！

    Wait for me, I can't walk any more!

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)一(yì)直(zhí)走(zǒu)到(dào)火(huǒ)车(chē)站(zhàn)。

I walked as far as the station.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)走(zǒu)一(yí)步(bù)算(suàn)一(yí)步(bù)吧(ba)。

I'll see as I walk along.

Tatoeba: Chinese by notabene · English by Blair0113 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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