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跑步 (pǎo bù): meaning and stroke order

跑步 (pǎo bù) means to run, to jog, (military) to march at the double.

跑步

Simplified
跑步
Traditional
跑步 (same form)
Pinyin
pǎo bù

Stroke order of 跑步

跑

  • páo (of an animal) to paw (the ground)
  • pǎo to run; to run away
  • 12 strokes

Stroke by stroke

步

  • Bù surname Bu
  • bù a step; a pace
  • 7 strokes

Stroke by stroke

Meaning of 跑步

  1. pǎo bù
    • to run
    • to jog
    • (military) to march at the double

Radicals of the characters

跑
Radical 足 (Kangxi radical 157) · 12 strokes · 𧾷 on the left, 包 on the right
步
Radical 止 (Kangxi radical 77) · 7 strokes · 止 on top, 𣥂 below

Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan database. Structure: the shapes a character is written with (BabelStone IDS), not necessarily parts that carry meaning or sound.

跑步 in our stories

Preview version — Chinese review in progress.

  • 她想：“我要开始跑步！”

    tā xiǎng wǒ yào kāishǐ pǎobù

    She thought, "I'm going to start running!"

    From the story A little more every day HSK 2

  • 跑步群里一位老跑友告诉她：“新手最常见的错误是跑得太快。只有慢下来，身体才能慢慢适应。”

    pǎobù qún lǐ yí wèi lǎo pǎoyǒu gàosu tā xīnshǒu zuì chángjiàn de cuòwù shì pǎo de tài kuài zhǐyǒu màn xiàlai shēntǐ cái néng mànmàn shìyìng

    An experienced runner in her running group told her: "The commonest beginner's mistake is running too fast. Only when you slow down can your body gradually adapt."

    From the story The four-hour balloon HSK 7–9 · Level 9

Stories using 跑步

Dictionary data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data: Hanzi Writer data, derived from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License). Animation: Hanzi Writer (MIT licence). Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan (Unicode License v3).