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跑

páo · pao/pǎo · pao

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Meaning

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páo 跑

  1. (of an animal) to paw (the ground)

pǎo 跑

  1. to run
  2. to run away
  3. to escape
  4. to run around (on errands etc)
  5. (of a gas or liquid) to leak or evaporate
  6. (verb complement) away
  7. off
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A slow 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 go jogging every morning?

  2. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，我(wǒ)每天(měitiān)跑(pǎo)三(sān)公里(gōnglǐ)。

    Yes, I run three kilometers every day.

  3. Liangliang

    跑(pǎo)三(sān)公里(gōnglǐ)要(yào)多久(duōjiǔ)？

    How long does three kilometers take?

  4. Dengdeng

    要(yào)一(yī)个(gè)小时(xiǎoshí)。

    An hour.

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)跑(pǎo)得(de)这么(zhème)慢(màn)啊(a)！

    You run so slowly!

  6. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)跑(pǎo)一会儿(yīhuìr)，拍(pāi)一会儿(yīhuìr)照(zhào)。

    I run for a while, then take photos for a while.

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In a sentence

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01

警(jǐng)察(chá)抓(zhuā)了(le)正(zhèng)在(zài)跑(pǎo)的(de)那(nà)个(ge)男(nán)人(rén)。

The policeman captured the man who was running.

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

02

我(wǒ)在(zài)想(xiǎng)哪(nǎ)个(gè)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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