跑步 pǎo bù to run
to run; to jog
How to remember 跑步: 跑 run + 步 a step = to run.
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How it is used
- To run or jog for exercise - 我去公园跑步 (wǒ qù gōngyuán pǎobù) I go jogging in the park.
- Verb-object compound, so it splits: 跑了半个小时步 (pǎo le bàn ge xiǎoshí bù) ran for half an hour.
- For running toward a goal or racing, use bare 跑 (pǎo); 跑步 is the exercise activity.
Example sentences
- 我喜欢跑步。 Wǒ xǐhuān pǎobù.I like to run.
- 无论天气如何，他都去跑步。 Wúlùn tiānqì rúhé, tā dōu qù pǎobù.No matter what the weather, he always goes jogging.
- 他们跑步的速度很平均。 Tāmen pǎobù de sùdù hěn píngjūn.They run at an even pace.