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páo
HSK 3.0 Level 1

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Definitions

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

Example Sentences

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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 13274589)

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Words Containing 跑

领跑
lǐng pǎo

to take the lead in a race

跑马场
pǎo mǎ chǎng

racecourse

降落跑道
jiàng luò pǎo dào

runway (at airport)

跑车
pǎo chē

racing bicycle; racing car; sports car

跑团
pǎo tuán

tabletop role-playing game

跑马厅
pǎo mǎ tīng

horse racing track

跑电
pǎo diàn

electrical leakage

吓跑
xià pǎo

to scare away

跑遍
pǎo biàn

to go everywhere

跑马圈地
pǎo mǎ quān dì

rushing to stake one's claim in new markets (idiom)

接力赛跑
jiē lì sài pǎo

relay race

跑马山
pǎo mǎ shān

Paoma Mountain in Kangding 康定[kāng dìng], Sichuan

跑跑颠颠
pǎo pǎo diān diān

to work hectically

跑走
pǎo zǒu

to escape

跑了和尚,跑不了寺
pǎo le hé shàng , pǎo bù liǎo sì

the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom)

慢跑
màn pǎo

jogging

短跑
duǎn pǎo

sprint (race)

跑肚
pǎo dù

(coll.) to have diarrhea

跑马地
pǎo mǎ dì

Happy Valley (suburb of Hong Kong)

满嘴跑火车
mǎn zuǐ pǎo huǒ chē

(idiom) to have a glib tongue

空跑一趟
kōng pǎo yī tàng

to make a journey for nothing

跑步机
pǎo bù jī

treadmill

奔跑
bēn pǎo

to run

跑酷
pǎo kù

parkour (loanword)

超跑
chāo pǎo

supercar

跑得了和尚,跑不了庙
pǎo dé liǎo hé shàng , pǎo bù liǎo miào

the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom)

障碍跑
zhàng ài pǎo

steeplechase (athletics)

落跑
luò pǎo

to run away

跑步
pǎo bù

to run

越野跑
yuè yě pǎo

cross country running

跑掉
pǎo diào

to run away

赶跑
gǎn pǎo

to drive away

跑表
pǎo biǎo

stopwatch

跑赢
pǎo yíng

(finance) to outperform (the market); to outpace (inflation)

赛跑
sài pǎo

race (running)

白跑一趟
bái pǎo yī tàng

to go on an errand for nothing

越野赛跑
yuè yě sài pǎo

cross-country running

跑警报
pǎo jǐng bào

to run for shelter

跑调
pǎo diào

to be off-key or out of tune (while singing) (colloquial)

跑马
pǎo mǎ

horse race

跑题
pǎo tí

to digress

小跑
xiǎo pǎo

to trot; to jog

起跑线
qǐ pǎo xiàn

the starting line (of a race)

超级跑车
chāo jí pǎo chē

supercar

跑龙套
pǎo lóng tào

to play a small role

飞跑
fēi pǎo

to run like the wind

抢跑
qiǎng pǎo

to jump the gun

跑马灯
pǎo mǎ dēng

lantern with a carousel of paper horses rotating under convection, used at Lantern Festival 元宵節|元宵节[yuán xiāo jié]

跑来跑去
pǎo lái pǎo qù

to scamper

跑者
pǎo zhě

runner

东奔西跑
dōng bēn xī pǎo

to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily

跑垒员
pǎo lěi yuán

runner (in baseball)

跑步者
pǎo bù zhě

runner

乱跑
luàn pǎo

to run around all over the place

逃跑
táo pǎo

to flee from sth

跑道
pǎo dào

athletic track

长跑运动员
cháng pǎo yùn dòng yuán

long distance runner

起跑
qǐ pǎo

to start running

跑票
pǎo piào

to vote against the party line

跑腿子
pǎo tuǐ zi

(dialect) to live as a bachelor

硬顶跑车
yìng dǐng pǎo chē

sports coupé (car)

与时间赛跑
yǔ shí jiān sài pǎo

to race against time

跑了和尚跑不了庙
pǎo le hé shàng pǎo bù liǎo miào

the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom)

满嘴跑舌头
mǎn zuǐ pǎo shé tou

to talk without thinking

跑江湖
pǎo jiāng hú

to make a living as a traveling performer etc

百米赛跑
bǎi mǐ sài pǎo

100-meter dash

助跑
zhù pǎo

to run up (pole vault, javelin, bowling etc)

长跑
cháng pǎo

long-distance running

跑出
pǎo chū

to run out

连奔带跑
lián bēn dài pǎo

to run quickly

跑法
pǎo fǎ

running style

快步跑
kuài bù pǎo

to trot

塑胶跑道
sù jiāo pǎo dào

synthetic athletics track

跑腿
pǎo tuǐ

to run errands

打跑
dǎ pǎo

to run off rebuffed

跑味
pǎo wèi

to lose flavor

跑鞋
pǎo xié

running shoes

跑路
pǎo lù

to travel on foot

跑刀
pǎo dāo

racing skates (for ice-skating)

跑垒
pǎo lěi

running between bases (in baseball)

中长跑
zhōng cháng pǎo

middle distance race