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跑步

pǎobù

to run

HSK 3 · Topic “Sports and games”
A person running forward
Memory picture

Characters in this word

跑 pǎo

Strokes
12
Radical
足 — foot
Made of
足 foot 包 wrap, pack, bundle
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

步 bù

Strokes
7
Radical
止 — to stop, to halt
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 我去跑步。 Wǒ qù pǎo bù. I am going for a run.
  • 他爱跑步。 Tā ài pǎo bù. He loves running.
  • 明天跑步吗？ Míng tiān pǎo bù ma? Will we run tomorrow?

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