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跑步

pǎo bù · pao bu

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 3Old HSK 2

Meaning

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  1. to run
  2. to jog
  3. (military) to march at the double
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Morning jog

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)每天(měitiān)早上(zǎoshang)都(dōu)去(qù)跑步(pǎobù)吗(ma)？

    Dengdeng, do you jog every morning?

  2. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，跑步(pǎobù)以后(yǐhòu)，我(wǒ)觉得(juéde)很(hěn)精神(jīngshén)。

    Yes. After jogging, I feel very energetic.

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)也(yě)想(xiǎng)跑步(pǎobù)，可是(kěshì)起不来(qǐbulái)。

    I want to jog too, but I cannot get up.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)明天(míngtiān)早上(zǎoshang)六点(liùdiǎn)，我(wǒ)给(gěi)你(nǐ)打电话(dǎdiànhuà)，一起(yīqǐ)去(qù)跑步(pǎobù)。

    Then tomorrow at six, I will call you and we will go jogging together.

  5. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)！不过(bùguò)你(nǐ)打电话(dǎdiànhuà)的(de)时候(shíhou)，我(wǒ)可能(kěnéng)不(bù)接(jiē)。

    Okay! But when you call, I might not pick up.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

不(bù)管(guǎn)天(tiān)气(qì)多(duō)么(me)冷(lěng)，我(wǒ)每(měi)天(tiān)都(dōu)去(qù)公(gōng)园(yuán)跑(pǎo)步(bù)。

No matter how cold the weather is, I go to the park every day to run.

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

02

我(wǒ)在(zài)想(xiǎng)哪(nǎ)个(ge)跑(pǎo)步(bù)运(yùn)动(dòng)员(yuán)会(huì)跑(pǎo)第(dì)一(yī)。

I wonder which of the runners will come first.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by bekindtoall · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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跑
pǎo

to run; to run away

步
bù

a step; a pace

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