| 跑了和尚跑不了庙 | [ paǒ le hé shàng paǒ bù ] the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom), you can run this time, but you'll have to come back, I'll get you sooner or later, also written 跑得了和尚，跑不了廟|跑得了和尚，跑不了庙[pao3 de2 liao3 he2 shang4 , pao3 bu4 liao3 miao4] |
| 跑来跑去 | [ paǒ laí paǒ qù ] to scamper, to run around |
| 跑味儿 | [ paǒ weì ] to lose flavor |
| 跑团 | [ paǒ tuán ] tabletop role-playing game |
| 跑堂儿的 | [ paǒ táng de ] waiter |
| 跑垒 | [ paǒ leǐ ] running between bases (in baseball) |
| 跑垒员 | [ paǒ leǐ yuán ] runner (in baseball) |
| 跑得了和尚，跑不了庙 | [ paǒ dé hé shàng paǒ bù ] the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom), you can run this time, but you'll have to come back, I'll get you sooner or later |
| 跑步机 | [ paǒ bù jī ] treadmill, running machine |
| 跑神儿 | [ paǒ shén ] absent-minded, one's mind is wandering |
| 跑腿儿 | [ paǒ tuǐ ] to run errands |
| 跑调 | [ paǒ ] to be off-key or out of tune (while singing) (colloquial) |
| 跑警报 | [ paǒ jǐng baò ] to run for shelter |
| 跑跑颠颠 | [ paǒ paǒ diān diān ] to work hectically, to be on the go, to run around attending to various tasks |
| 跑车 | [ paǒ chē ] racing bicycle, sporting bicycle, sports car, logging truck, on the job (of a train conductor) |
| 跑表 | [ paǒ ] stopwatch |
| 跑电 | [ paǒ diàn ] electrical leakage |
| 跑题 | [ paǒ tí ] to digress, to stray from the topic |
| 跑马 | [ paǒ mǎ ] horse race, to ride a horse at a fast pace, (dialect) wet dream |
| 跑马圈地 | [ paǒ mǎ quān dì ] rushing to stake one's claim in new markets (idiom) |
| 跑马地 | [ paǒ mǎ dì ] Happy Valley (suburb of Hong Kong) |
| 跑马场 | [ paǒ mǎ chǎng ] racecourse |
| 跑马山 | [ paǒ mǎ shān ] Paoma Mountain in Kangding 康定[Kang1 ding4], Sichuan |
| 跑马厅 | [ paǒ mǎ tīng ] horse racing track, racetrack |
| 跑马灯 | [ paǒ mǎ dēng ] lantern with a carousel of paper horses rotating under convection, used at Lantern Festival 元宵節|元宵节[Yuan2 xiao1 jie2], chaser lights, self-scrolling horizontal text display, such as a news ticker |
| 跑龙套 | [ paǒ lóng taò ] to play a small role |
| ⇒ 中长跑 | [ zhōng cháng paǒ ] middle distance race |
| ⇒ 乱跑 | [ luàn paǒ ] to run around all over the place |
| ⇒ 又要马儿跑，又要马儿不吃草 | [ yoù yaò mǎ paǒ yoù yaò mǎ bù chī caǒ ] lit. you can't expect the horse to run fast but not let it graze (idiom), fig. you can't have your cake and eat it, too |
| ⇒ 吓跑 | [ xià paǒ ] to scare away |
| ⇒ 塑胶跑道 | [ sù paǒ daò ] synthetic athletics track, tartan track |
| ⇒ 接力赛跑 | [ jiē lì saì paǒ ] relay race |
| ⇒ 抢跑 | [ qiǎng paǒ ] to jump the gun, to make a false start |
| ⇒ 东奔西跑 | [ dōng bēn xī paǒ ] to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily, to bustle about |
| ⇒ 满嘴跑火车 | [ mǎn zuǐ paǒ huǒ chē ] (idiom) to have a glib tongue, to talk big |
| ⇒ 满嘴跑舌头 | [ mǎn zuǐ paǒ shé tou ] to talk without thinking, to drivel |
| ⇒ 百米赛跑 | [ baǐ mǐ saì paǒ ] 100-meter dash |
| ⇒ 硬顶跑车 | [ yìng dǐng paǒ chē ] sports coupé (car) |
| ⇒ 与时间赛跑 | [ yǔ shí jiān saì paǒ ] to race against time |
| ⇒ 赛跑 | [ saì paǒ ] race (running), to race (running) |
| ⇒ 起跑线 | [ qǐ paǒ xiàn ] the starting line (of a race), scratch line (in a relay race) |
| ⇒ 超级跑车 | [ chaō jí paǒ chē ] supercar, abbr. to 超跑|超跑[chao1 pao3] |
| ⇒ 越野赛跑 | [ yuè yě saì paǒ ] cross-country running |
| ⇒ 赶跑 | [ gǎn paǒ ] to drive away, to force out, to repel |
| ⇒ 跑了和尚跑不了庙 | [ paǒ le hé shàng paǒ bù ] the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom), you can run this time, but you'll have to come back, I'll get you sooner or later, also written 跑得了和尚，跑不了廟|跑得了和尚，跑不了庙[pao3 de2 liao3 he2 shang4 , pao3 bu4 liao3 miao4] |
| ⇒ 跑来跑去 | [ paǒ laí paǒ qù ] to scamper, to run around |
| ⇒ 跑得了和尚，跑不了庙 | [ paǒ dé hé shàng paǒ bù ] the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom), you can run this time, but you'll have to come back, I'll get you sooner or later |
| ⇒ 跑跑颠颠 | [ paǒ paǒ diān diān ] to work hectically, to be on the go, to run around attending to various tasks |
| ⇒ 连奔带跑 | [ lián bēn daì paǒ ] to run quickly, to rush, to gallop |
| ⇒ 长跑 | [ cháng paǒ ] long-distance running |
| ⇒ 长跑运动员 | [ cháng paǒ yùn dòng yuán ] long distance runner |
| ⇒ 障碍跑 | [ zhàng aì paǒ ] steeplechase (athletics) |
| ⇒ 领跑 | [ lǐng paǒ ] to take the lead in a race, to set the pace |
| ⇒ 飞跑 | [ feī paǒ ] to run like the wind, to rush, to gallop |
