pǎo
Pinyin

Definition

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

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

páo
  1. 1 (of an animal) to paw (the ground)
xià pǎo
  1. 1 to scare away
bēn pǎo
  1. 1 to run
kuài pǎo
  1. 1 to run fast
  2. 2 to sprint
  3. 3 to gallop
  4. 4 Gee up!
  5. 5 Run for it!
sài pǎo
  1. 1 race (running)
  2. 2 to race (running)

Idioms (6)

又要马儿跑,又要马儿不吃草
yòu yào mǎ r pǎo , yòu yào mǎ r bù chī cǎo
  1. 1 lit. you can't expect the horse to run fast but not let it graze (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. you can't have your cake and eat it, too
东奔西跑
dōng bēn xī pǎo
  1. 1 to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily
  2. 2 to bustle about
满嘴跑火车
mǎn zuǐ pǎo huǒ chē
  1. 1 (idiom) to have a glib tongue
  2. 2 to talk big
跑了和尚跑不了庙
pǎo le hé shàng pǎo bù liǎo miào
  1. 1 the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom)
  2. 2 you can run this time, but you'll have to come back
  3. 3 I'll get you sooner or later
  4. 4 also written 跑得了和尚,跑不了廟|跑得了和尚,跑不了庙[pǎo dé liǎo hé shàng , pǎo bù liǎo miào]
跑了和尚,跑不了寺
pǎo le hé shàng , pǎo bù liǎo sì
  1. 1 the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom)
  2. 2 you can run this time, but you'll have to come back
  3. 3 I'll get you sooner or later

Sample Sentences

跑了。
pǎo le 。
They ran away.
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最近身体不太好,常跑医院。
zuìjìn shēntǐ bùtàihǎo ,cháng pǎo yīyuàn 。
I don't feel well these days. I often go to the hospital.
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两只老虎跑得快。
liǎng zhī lǎohǔ pǎo de kuài 。
Two tigers run fast.
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你最近没事就往档案馆里跑,是发现什么宝藏了吗?
nǐ zuìjìn méishì jiù wǎng dàngànguǎn lǐ pǎo ,shì fāxiàn shénme bǎozàng le ma ?
Recently you’ve been heading to the archives when you’re free, did you find any treasure?
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领得到薪水,跑跑龙套有什么不好?
lǐng de dào xīnshuǐ ,pǎo pǎolóngtào yǒu shénme bùhǎo ?
As long as you get your salary, what's wrong with playing a small role?
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还行,我上个月才报到,现在只是在跑龙套。
hái xíng ,wǒ shànggèyuè cái bàodào ,xiànzài zhǐshì zài pǎolóngtào 。
It's okay. I only started last month, so I only play a small role.
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他跑得很快。
tā pǎo de hěn kuài 。
He runs quickly.
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我看到蟑螂就跑走了。
wǒ kàndào zhāngláng jiù pǎozǒu le 。
I run away when I see cockroaches.
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申请人只跑一个窗口,即可办理工作许可和居留许可,实现了减环节、减时间、减材料,大幅提升审批效率。
shēnqǐng rén zhǐ pǎo yīgē chuāngkǒu ,jíkě bànlǐ gōngzuò xǔkě hé jūliú xǔkě ,shíxiàn le jiǎn huánjié 、jiǎn shíjiān 、jiǎn cáiliào ,dàfú tíshēng shěnpī xiàolǜ 。
Applicants can apply for a work permit and a residence permit at the same time through the same window, resulting in the reduction of steps, time and resources utilisation. This vastly improves the efficiency of examination and approval.
没吃过猪肉,也见过猪跑
méi chī guò zhūròu ,yě jiàn guò zhū pǎo
Someone without knowledge should have some common sense.
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