Chinese dictionary
- 1
v.run
刘翔跑得很快。
Liu Xiang runs fast.
他跑得很慢。
He can run very slow.
赛跑
race
- 2
v.dialwalk
跑遍了全国
travel all over the country
他整天往外跑。
He is out all day.
我已跑遍这一地区附近五公里内的范围。
I have walked this district for five kilometres round.
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- 3
v.go about doing something
跑材料
run about collecting material
跑买卖
be a commercial traveller
我跑了好几家商店,才找到这种扳手。
I had to run around to several shops to get that wrench.
- 4
v.run away; escape
不要让兔子跑了。
Don't let the rabbit run away.
三个犯人跑了。
Three of the prisoners have escaped.
别让那个小偷跑了!
Don't let the thief get away!
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- 5
v.(of an object) be off from the right place
桌上的纸被吹跑了。
The paper blew off the table.
秧苗被大水冲跑了。
The seedlings were washed away by the flood.
- 6
v.(of a liquid) evaporate: leak
跑电
electricity leakage
瓶子没盖严,汽油都跑了。
The bottle was not tightly sealed, and the gasoline evaporated.
管子跑气。
The pipe leaks gas.
Words and phrases with 跑
- 跑江湖[word]make a living by travelling around as an acrobat, fortuneteller, salesman, etc.
- 跑出[word]run out
- 跑外[word]engage in purchasing goods, collecting accounts or making contracts with other shops; be away on business
- 跑肚[word]have loose bowels
- 跑堂[word]act/work as a waiter; waiter
- 跑官[word]jockey for an official position through personal connections or even bribery
- 跑警报[word]run for shelter during an air raid
- 跑龙套[word]play a bit role; do minor work
- 跑冒滴漏[word]evaporate, emit, drip and leak
- 跑马卖解[idiom]be an acrobat in a roving troupe
- 跑跑颠颠[idiom]run and jump
- 跑跑跳跳[idiom]run and jump in a vivacious way
Word usage
- Note"跑" is usually pronounced as "pǎo"; when pronounced as "páo", it means that the beast digs the ground with its claws, as in "虎跑泉".