走 (zǒu): to walk, to go, to run
走 (zǒu) is a Chinese character meaning “to walk.” Classified as HSK Level 2 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 土 (structural) and 止 (structural). It ranks #207 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 走 someone 土 stepping with their foot 止. Its radical form 走 (walk) appears in many related characters such as 起 (qǐ, to rise), 超 (chāo, to exceed), 越 (yuè, generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods).
Definitions
- to walk
- to go
- to run
Etymology & Origin
ideographicSomeone 土 stepping with their foot 止
Decomposition: ⿱土止 (layout: top-bottom)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 走
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 带走 | dài zǒu | to carry |
| 拿走 | ná zǒu | to take away |
| 走开 | zǒu kāi | to leave |
| 逃走 | táo zǒu | to escape |
| 赶走 | gǎn zǒu | to drive out |
| 抢走 | qiǎng zǒu | to snatch (esp related to a robbery) |
| 搬走 | bān zǒu | to carry |
| 走过 | zǒu guò | to walk past |
| 出走 | chū zǒu | to leave home |
| 走私 | zǒu sī | to smuggle |
| 走人 | zǒu rén | (coll.) to leave |
| 溜走 | liū zǒu | to slip away |
| 走动 | zǒu dòng | to walk around |
| 抓走 | zhuā zǒu | to arrest |
| 走狗 | zǒu gǒu | hunting dog |
走 appears in 100 compound words: 56 as the first character, 44 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 走 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (22)
walking corpse; walking dead; zombie; layabout; idler; person who lives only on the material level
walking corpse; walking dead; zombie; layabout; idler; person who lives only on the material level
Showing 12 of 22 idioms containing 走.
Example Sentences
父母给了我们生命，我们应该懂得感恩和回报。
Fùmǔ gěi le wǒmen shēngmìng, wǒmen yīnggāi dǒngde gǎnēn hé huíbào.
Our parents gave us life, and we should know how to be grateful and give back.
新春走军营丨北部战区陆军某边防旅巡逻艇中队守望...
xīn chūn zǒu jūn yíng 丨 běi bù zhàn ōu lù jūn mǒu biān fáng lǚ xún luó tǐng zhōng duì shǒu wàng . . .
The new spring walk military camp丨North War Area Army a border guard brigade patrol boat squadron watch...
...春跨境消费实现“丝滑”扫码,解锁人民币“走出去”..
. . . chūn kuà jìng xiāo fèi shí xiàn sī huá sǎo mǎ , xiè suǒ rén mín bì zǒu chū qù . .
... Spring cross-border consumption to realize the "silky smooth" sweep code, unlocking the RMB "go out" ...
新春走基层丨95后潜水员与千年白鹤梁的水下之约
xīn chūn zǒu jī céng 丨 hòu qián shuǐ yuán yú qiān nián bái hè liáng de shuǐ xià zhī yāo
New Year walk grassroots 丨 95 divers and the Millennium White Crane Liang underwater appointment
新春走基层·驻外记者回乡手记丨在中国,感受火箭...
xīn chūn zǒu jī céng zhù wài jì zhě huí xiāng shǒu jì 丨 zài zhōng guó , gǎn shòu huǒ jiàn . . .
The new year is the first time that a foreign correspondent has returned to his hometown...
新春走基层丨护送万千乡愁 奔赴团圆之路
xīn chūn zǒu jī céng 丨 hù sòng mò qiān xiāng chóu bēn fù tuán yuán zhī lù
New Year walk grassroots 丨 escort thousands of nostalgia to the reunion road
你可以想象在月球上行走吗？
Nǐ kěyǐ xiǎngxiàng zài yuèqiú shàng xíngzǒu ma?
Can you imagine walking on the moon?
走着去火车站要多久？
Zǒu zhe qù huǒchēzhàn yào duōjiǔ?
How long does it take to walk to the station?
请问警察局怎么走？
Qǐngwèn jǐngchájú zěnme zǒu?
How can I get to the police station?
真的吗？他是什么时候走的？
Zhēn de ma? tā shì shénme shíhou zǒu de?
Oh, really? When did he leave?
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