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跑
pǎo
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
Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 12 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

跑
pǎo
to run, to flee, to escape
HSK 2 12 丶

Compound Words (20)

乱跑
luànpǎo
to run wildly all over the place
助跑
zhùpǎo
to run up (pole vault, javelin, bowling etc)
吓跑
xiàpǎo
to scare away
奔跑
bēnpǎo
to run
快跑
kuàipǎo
to run fast
慢跑
mànpǎo
jogging
打跑
dǎpǎo
to run off rebuffed
抢跑
qiǎngpǎo
to jump the gun
短跑
duǎnpǎo
sprint (race)
落跑
luòpǎo
to run away
赛跑
sàipǎo
race (running)
起跑
qǐpǎo
to start running
赶跑
gǎnpǎo
to drive away
跑出
pǎochū
to run out
跑味
pǎowèi
to lose flavor
跑堂
pǎotáng
waiter (old)
跑垒
pǎolěi
running between bases (in baseball)
跑掉
pǎodiào
to run away
跑步
pǎobù
to run
HSK 2
跑法
pǎofǎ
running style

Alternate Entries

跑
páo
(of an animal) to paw (the ground)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
2
Character Frequency Rank
863
Word Frequency Rank
653 of 84,292