跑步
HSK 2 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 2
跑步 (pǎobù) · to run
跑步 (pǎobù) means “to run; to jog”. It is written with 2 characters: 跑 (to run) + 步 (step). It is an HSK 2 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 跑步 is built
The characters
跑 pǎo · to run
What 跑 is made of
- 足zú — foot
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 包bāo — bag
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 巳sì — the hours from 9 to 11
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
Origin hint: 足 gives the meaning, 包 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
步 bù · step
What 步 is made of
- 止zhǐ — to stop
- 上shàng — above
- ⺊ — structural part
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 上shàng — above
Origin hint: Modern form of 歨; putting one foot 止 in front of the other (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我每天早上跑步。Wǒ měi tiān zǎoshang pǎobù.I run every morning.
你喜欢跑步吗？Nǐ xǐhuan pǎobù ma?Do you like running?
Questions about 跑步
What does 跑步 mean?
跑步 (pǎobù) means “to run; to jog”.
How do you pronounce 跑步?
跑步 is pronounced pǎobù.
Which HSK level is 跑步?
跑步 is in HSK 2 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 2.
Related words
- 跑pǎoto run
- 初步chūbùinitial
- 进步jìnbùto make progress
- 进一步jìnyībùfurther
- 散步sànbùto take a walk
- 步行bùxíngto walk
- 逐步zhúbùstep by step
- 步骤bùzhòustep
- 退步tuìbùto fall behind
- 步伐bùfápace
Learn 跑步 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 39: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.