Hanzi

走

to walk/to go/to run/to move (of vehicle)/to visit/to leave/to go away/to die (euph.)/from/through/away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走[che4 zou3])/to change (shape, form, meaning)

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 1

Pinyin

zǒu

Bopomofo

ㄗㄡˇ

Jyutping

zau2

Example sentences

走 zǒu
我們走吧。
我们走吧。

Let's go.

被 bèi
他的書被同學借走了。
他的书被同学借走了。

His book was borrowed by a classmate.

拿走 názǒu
請不要把我的書拿走。
请不要把我的书拿走。

Please don't take my book away.

行走 xíngzǒu
那位老人拄著柺杖在公園裡行走。
那位老人拄著拐杖在公园里行走。

That old man is walking in the park with a cane.

橫向 / 横向 héngxiàng
螃蟹是橫向行走的動物。
螃蟹是横向行走的动物。

Crabs are animals that walk sideways.

出走 chūzǒu
他跟家人大吵一架後，離家出走了。
他跟家人大吵一架后，离家出走了。

He ran away from home after having a big fight with his family.

Example Vocabulary

走

zou3

to walk; to go; to leave

帶走

dai4'zou3

拿走

na2'zou3

to take away; to remove

搶走

行走

xing2'zou3

to walk; to go on foot

走人

zou3'ren2

不脛而走

bu4'jing4'er2'zou3

出走

chu1'zou3

to run away from home; to leave

取走

大步走

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