跑步
pǎo bù
Pinyin

Definition

跑步
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pǎo bù
  1. to run
  2. to jog
  3. (military) to march at the double

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

步
Bù
  1. 1 surname Bu
步步
bù bù
  1. 1 step by step
  2. 2 at every step
跑
páo
  1. 1 (of an animal) to paw (the ground)
进步
jìn bù
  1. 1 progress
  2. 2 improvement
  3. 3 to improve
  4. 4 to progress
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
初步
chū bù
  1. 1 initial
  2. 2 preliminary
  3. 3 tentative
同步
tóng bù
  1. 1 synchronous
  2. 2 to synchronize
  3. 3 to keep step with
吓跑
xià pǎo
  1. 1 to scare away
地步
dì bù
  1. 1 stage
  2. 2 degree (to which a situation has evolved)
  3. 3 situation
  4. 4 leeway
大步
dà bù
  1. 1 large strides
奔跑
bēn pǎo
  1. 1 to run
徒步
tú bù
  1. 1 to be on foot
快跑
kuài pǎo
  1. 1 to run fast
  2. 2 to sprint
  3. 3 to gallop
  4. 4 Gee up!
  5. 5 Run for it!
散步
sàn bù
  1. 1 to take a walk
  2. 2 to go for a walk
止步
zhǐ bù
  1. 1 to halt
  2. 2 to stop
  3. 3 to go no farther
步伐
bù fá
  1. 1 pace
  2. 2 (measured) step
  3. 3 march
步入
bù rù
  1. 1 to step into
  2. 2 to enter
步行
bù xíng
  1. 1 to go on foot
  2. 2 to walk
步行者
bù xíng zhě
  1. 1 pedestrian
步行街
bù xíng jiē
  1. 1 car-free zone
  2. 2 pedestrian street
步骤
bù zhòu
  1. 1 procedure
  2. 2 step

Idioms (20)

一步一个脚印
yī bù yī gè jiǎo yìn
  1. 1 one step, one footprint (idiom); steady progress
  2. 2 reliable
一步登天
yī bù dēng tiān
  1. 1 reaching heaven in a single bound (idiom); (esp. with negative: don't expect) instant success
五十步笑百步
wǔ shí bù xiào bǎi bù
  1. 1 the one who has retreated 50 steps laughs at the one who has retreated 100 steps (idiom)
  2. 2 the pot calls the kettle black
亦步亦趋
yì bù yì qū
  1. 1 to blindly follow suit (idiom)
  2. 2 to imitate slavishly
  3. 3 to do what everyone else is doing
又要马儿跑，又要马儿不吃草
yòu yào mǎ r5 pǎo , yòu yào mǎ r5 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
安步当车
ān bù dàng chē
  1. 1 to go on foot (idiom)
  2. 2 to do things at a leisurely pace
寸步不让
cùn bù bù ràng
  1. 1 (idiom) not to yield an inch
寸步不离
cùn bù bù lí
  1. 1 to follow sb closely (idiom)
  2. 2 to keep close to
寸步难行
cùn bù nán xíng
  1. 1 unable to move a single step (idiom)
  2. 2 to be in an (extremely) difficult situation
故步自封
gù bù zì fēng
  1. 1 stuck in the old ways (idiom); refusing to acknowledge new ideas
  2. 2 stagnating and conservative
昂首阔步
áng shǒu kuò bù
  1. 1 striding forward with head high (idiom); to walk with spirited and vigorous step
  2. 2 to strut
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
步履维艰
bù lu:3 wéi jiān
  1. 1 to have difficulty walking (idiom)
  2. 2 to walk with difficulty
步斗踏罡
bù dǒu tà gāng
  1. 1 to worship the astral deities (idiom, refers to Daoist astrology)
步罡踏斗
bù gāng tà dǒu
  1. 1 to worship the astral deities (idiom, refers to Daoist astrology)
游客止步
yóu kè zhǐ bù
  1. 1 visitors are not admitted (idiom)
满嘴跑火车
mǎn zuǐ pǎo huǒ chē
  1. 1 (idiom) to have a glib tongue
  2. 2 to talk big
百尺竿头，更尽一步
bǎi chǐ gān tóu , gèng jìn yī bù
  1. 1 lit. hundred foot pole, progress still further (idiom); fig. much accomplished, still some work to do
  2. 2 to continue to further successes
  3. 3 not to rest on one's laurels
百步穿杨
bǎi bù chuān yáng
  1. 1 to shoot with great precision (idiom)
稳步不前
wěn bù bù qián
  1. 1 to mark time and make no advances (idiom)

Sample Sentences

哇，小李，最近看你天天在公园跑步啊，怎么，要去参加马拉松比赛啊？
wā ，Xiǎo Lǐ ，zuìjìn kàn nǐ tiāntiān zài gōngyuán pǎobù ā ，zěnme ，yào qù cānjiā mǎlāsōng bǐsài ā ？
Wow, Xiaoli, I've seen you recently running in the park every day. What's with that? Are you going to run in a marathon?
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我都放在门口了，这几套都穿很久了，样子不好看了，而且我差不多每天都去跑步、打拳、健身，现在有很多机能更好的运动衣，我想买新的。
wǒ dōu fàng zài ménkǒu le ，zhè jǐ tào dōu chuān hěnjiǔ le ，yàngzi bù hǎokàn le ，érqiě wǒ chàbuduō měitiān dōu qù pǎobù 、dǎquán 、jiànshēn ，xiànzài yǒu hěn duō jīnéng gèng hǎo de yùndòngyī ，wǒ xiǎngmǎi xīn de 。
I've already put them out on the doorstep. I've been wearing them for ages, they don't look good and I got running, boxing and exercising almost every day. Now there are so many sports outfits with lots of different functions, I want to buy new ones.
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因为现在很少有人见过猪跑步，所以你也可以说“没见过猪跑，也吃过猪肉“。
yīnwèi xiànzài hěn shǎo yǒu rén jiàn guò zhū pǎobù ，suǒyǐ nǐ yě kěyǐ shuō “méijiànguòzhūpǎo, yěchīguòzhūròu “。
Because, nowadays, people rarely see pigs running, you can say ‘Even though one has never seen pigs running, at least, one has eaten pork.’
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我跑步也跑得很快，我也喜欢游泳。
wǒ pǎobù yě pǎo de hěnkuài ，wǒ yě xǐhuan yóuyǒng 。
I run really fast, and I like swimming too.
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这不行，我一跑步就想吐。
zhè bùxíng ，wǒ yī pǎobù jiù xiǎng tù 。
No I can't. I feel like vomiting every time I run.
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以后每天跟着我跑步去，保证你一个月之内瘦成一道闪电。
yǐhòu měitiān gēn zhe wǒ pǎobù qù ，bǎozhèng nǐ yī ge yuè zhīnèi shòu chéng yī dào shǎndiàn 。
From now on you can go running with me every day. I guarantee that you'll be skinny as a rake within a month.
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下雨就不要去打球，去健身房跑步就好了。
xiàyǔ jiù bù yào qù dǎqiú ，qù jiànshēnfáng pǎobù jiùhǎole 。
If it rains let's not play basketball, we can go to the gym to run instead.
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今天是你第一次参加学校的运动会，趣味跑步比赛你跑了第一名，爸爸妈妈为你感到非常骄傲！
jīntiān shì nǐ dì yī cì cānjiā xuéxiào de yùndònghuì ，qùwèi pǎobù bǐsài nǐ pǎo le dì yī míng ，bàba māma wèi nǐ gǎndào fēicháng jiāoào ！
Today is your first time attending a school sports day. Your father and I were so proud at you coming first place in the fun run.
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我？不了，运动何必花钱，我都去附近的学校操场跑步，一口气跑个七八圈，也就够了。
wǒ ？bùle ，yùndòng hébì huāqián ，wǒ dōu qù fùjìn de xuéxiào cāochǎng pǎobù ，yīkǒuqì pǎo gè qī bā quān ，yě jiù gòu le 。
Me? No, why do you need to spend money to exercise, I always go to the sports field of a nearby school to run; I run seven or eight laps in one go and that's enough.
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我没办法，就是不喜欢跑步，要我自己主动去运动，那是不可能的，只有交了钱，有教练督促，跟几个好朋友一块儿彼此激励，才可能保持运动习惯。
wǒ méi bànfǎ ，jiùshì bù xǐhuan pǎobù ，yào wǒ zìjǐ zhǔdòng qù yùndòng ，nà shì bù kěnéng de ，zhǐyǒu jiāo le qián ，yǒu jiàoliàn dūcù ，gēn jǐ ge hǎopéngyou yīkuàir bǐcǐ jīlì ，cái kěnéng bǎochí yùndòng xíguàn 。
That's not for me, I don't like running, I can't really go to exercise on my own. I can only keep exercising when I hand over money and have a trainer to urge me on and good friends to encourage me.
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