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páo

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páo Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
páo | pao2
English translation
(of an animal) to paw (the ground)
to run
to run away
to escape
to run around (on errands etc)
(of a gas or liquid) to leak or evaporate
(verb complement) away
off
to run, to flee, to escape

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About páo

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Number of strokes

12

Traditional form

páo

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

foot

Etymology of páo

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

足包

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

Bāo

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and Bāo represents the sound.

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Example sentences using páo

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děng 一等 yī děng , Bié cuī , de 买卖 mǎi mài páo le .

Wait, don't rush me, my business won't run away.

我们 wǒmen shì rào zhāo 公园 gōngyuán páo ,还是 háishi 骑车 qí chē 兜兜 dōu dou fēng ?

Shall we run around the park or a bike ride?

孩子 háizi men zài 争论 zhēnglùn shuí páo zuì kuài .

The boys were squabbling about who was the best runner.

shì 唯一 wéiyī wèi páo jìn 13 miǎo de 运动员 yùn dòng yuán .

He was the only runner to under 13 seconds.

páo chū duō de , 后面 hòumian kuā le gōu : “ 怎么 zěnme zhāo , yāo 劲儿 jìn r ?

After one li, one of the young pullers praised him , " How're you feeling ? " " Tired? "

Words with páo

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
páo to run páo
逃跑 táo pǎo to run away逃跑 táo pǎo
跑步 pǎobù to run跑步 pǎobù
跑车 pǎo chē racing bicycle跑車
奔跑 bēn pǎo to run奔跑 bēn pǎo
跑道 pǎo dào track跑道 pǎo dào
乱跑 luàn pǎo to run around all over the place亂跑
赛跑 sài pǎo race (running)賽跑
长跑 cháng pǎo long-distance running長跑
起跑线 qǐ pǎo xiàn the starting line (of a race)起跑線
起跑 qǐ pǎo to start running起跑 qǐ pǎo
跑腿 pǎo tuǐ to run errands跑腿 pǎo tuǐ
慢跑 màn pǎo jogging慢跑 màn pǎo
跑遍 pǎo biàn to go everywhere跑遍 pǎo biàn
短跑 duǎn pǎo sprint (race)短跑 duǎn pǎo
跑题 pǎo tí to digress跑題
跑马 pǎo mǎ horse race跑馬
跑龙套 pǎo lóng tào to play a small role跑龍套
跑鞋 pǎo xié running shoes跑鞋 pǎo xié
赶跑 gǎn pǎo to drive away趕跑
助跑 zhù pǎo approach助跑 zhù pǎo
中长跑 zhōng cháng pǎo middle distance race中長跑
东奔西跑 dōng bēn xī pǎo to bustle about東奔西跑
抢跑 qiǎng pǎo to jump the gun搶跑
飞跑 fēi pǎo to rush飛跑

páo Decomposition & Compounds

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páo Decomposition

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