Taiwan Lounge

跑

pǎo

Novice Level 2 ★ Core word
Intransitive verb

跑 (pǎo) is a Chinese word meaning “to run”. It sits at TOCFL Level 2 (CEFR Novice) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  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

Stroke order

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Example

狗在公園裡跑。

The dog is running in the park.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).