| 跑 | [ paó ] (of an animal) to paw (the ground) |
| 跑 | [ paǒ ] to run, to run away, to escape, to run around (on errands etc), (of a gas or liquid) to leak or evaporate, (verb complement) away, off |
| 跑了和尚跑不了廟 | [ 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] |
| 跑了和尚，跑不了寺 | [ paǒ le hé shàng paǒ bù sì ] 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 |
| 跑來跑去 | [ paǒ laí paǒ qù ] to scamper, to run around |
| 跑出 | [ paǒ chū ] to run out |
| 跑刀 | [ paǒ daō ] racing skates (for ice-skating) |
| 跑味 | [ paǒ weì ] to lose flavor |
| 跑味兒 | [ paǒ weì ] to lose flavor |
| 跑團 | [ paǒ tuán ] tabletop role-playing game |
| 跑堂 | [ paǒ táng ] waiter (old) |
| 跑堂兒的 | [ paǒ táng de ] waiter |
| 跑壘 | [ paǒ leǐ ] running between bases (in baseball) |
| 跑壘員 | [ paǒ leǐ yuán ] runner (in baseball) |
| 跑得了和尚，跑不了廟 | [ 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 |
| 跑掉 | [ paǒ ] to run away, to take to one's heels |
| 跑步 | [ paǒ bù ] to run, to jog, (military) to march at the double |
| 跑步機 | [ paǒ bù jī ] treadmill, running machine |
| 跑步者 | [ paǒ bù zhě ] runner |
| 跑江湖 | [ paǒ jiāng hú ] to make a living as a traveling performer etc |
| 跑法 | [ paǒ fǎ ] running style, racing technique |
| 跑神兒 | [ paǒ shén ] absent-minded, one's mind is wandering |
| 跑票 | [ paǒ ] to vote against the party line, to vote contrary to one's promise |
| 跑肚 | [ paǒ dù ] (coll.) to have diarrhea |
| 跑腿 | [ paǒ tuǐ ] to run errands |
| 跑腿兒 | [ paǒ tuǐ ] to run errands |
| 跑腿子 | [ paǒ tuǐ zi ] (dialect) to live as a bachelor, bachelor |
| 跑調 | [ paǒ ] to be off-key or out of tune (while singing) (colloquial) |
| 跑警報 | [ paǒ jǐng baò ] to run for shelter |
| 跑走 | [ paǒ zoǔ ] to escape, to flee, to run away |
| 跑跑顛顛 | [ paǒ paǒ diān diān ] to work hectically, to be on the go, to run around attending to various tasks |
| 跑路 | [ paǒ lù ] to travel on foot, (informal) to run off, to abscond |
| 跑車 | [ paǒ chē ] racing bicycle, sporting bicycle, sports car, logging truck, on the job (of a train conductor) |
| 跑遍 | [ paǒ biàn ] to go everywhere, to scour (the whole town) |
| 跑道 | [ paǒ daò ] athletic track, track, runway (i.e. airstrip) |
| 跑酷 | [ paǒ kù ] parkour (loanword) |
| 跑錶 | [ paǒ ] stopwatch |
| 跑電 | [ paǒ diàn ] electrical leakage |
| 跑鞋 | [ paǒ xié ] running shoes |
| 跑題 | [ paǒ tí ] to digress, to stray from the topic |
| 跑馬 | [ paǒ mǎ ] horse race, to ride a horse at a fast pace, (dialect) wet dream |
| 跑馬圈地 | [ paǒ mǎ quān dì ] rushing to stake one's claim in new markets (idiom) |
| 跑馬地 | [ paǒ mǎ dì ] Happy Valley (suburb of Hong Kong) |
| 跑馬場 | [ paǒ mǎ chǎng ] racecourse |
| 跑馬山 | [ paǒ mǎ shān ] Paoma Mountain in Kangding 康定[Kang1 ding4], Sichuan |
| 跑馬廳 | [ paǒ mǎ tīng ] horse racing track, racetrack |
| 跑馬燈 | [ 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 |
| 跑龍套 | [ paǒ lóng taò ] to play a small role |
| ⇒ 中長跑 | [ zhōng cháng paǒ ] middle distance race |
| ⇒ 亂跑 | [ luàn paǒ ] to run around all over the place |
| ⇒ 助跑 | [ zhù paǒ ] to run up (pole vault, javelin, bowling etc), approach, run-up, (aviation) takeoff run |
| ⇒ 又要馬兒跑，又要馬兒不吃草 | [ 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 |
| ⇒ 嚇跑 | [ xià paǒ ] to scare away |
| ⇒ 塑膠跑道 | [ sù paǒ daò ] synthetic athletics track, tartan track |
| ⇒ 奔跑 | [ bēn paǒ ] to run |
| ⇒ 快步跑 | [ bù paǒ ] to trot |
| ⇒ 快跑 | [ paǒ ] to run fast, to sprint, to gallop, Gee up!, Run for it! |
| ⇒ 慢跑 | [ màn paǒ ] jogging, to jog, to canter, a slow trot |
| ⇒ 打跑 | [ dǎ paǒ ] to run off rebuffed, to fend off, (to fight off and make sb) run off |
| ⇒ 接力賽跑 | [ jiē lì saì paǒ ] relay race |
| ⇒ 搶跑 | [ qiǎng paǒ ] to jump the gun, to make a false start |
| ⇒ 東奔西跑 | [ dōng bēn xī paǒ ] to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily, to bustle about |
| ⇒ 滑出跑道 | [ huá chū paǒ daò ] runway (at airport) |
| ⇒ 滿嘴跑火車 | [ mǎn zuǐ paǒ huǒ chē ] (idiom) to have a glib tongue, to talk big |
| ⇒ 滿嘴跑舌頭 | [ mǎn zuǐ paǒ shé tou ] to talk without thinking, to drivel |
| ⇒ 白跑一趟 | [ baí paǒ yī tàng ] to go on an errand for nothing, to go on a wild-goose chase |
| ⇒ 百米賽跑 | [ baǐ mǐ saì paǒ ] 100-meter dash |
| ⇒ 短跑 | [ duǎn paǒ ] sprint (race) |
| ⇒ 硬頂跑車 | [ yìng dǐng paǒ chē ] sports coupé (car) |
| ⇒ 空跑一趟 | [ kōng paǒ yī tàng ] to make a journey for nothing |
| ⇒ 與時間賽跑 | [ yǔ shí jiān saì paǒ ] to race against time |
| ⇒ 落跑 | [ luò paǒ ] to run away, to escape |
| ⇒ 賽跑 | [ saì paǒ ] race (running), to race (running) |
| ⇒ 起跑 | [ qǐ paǒ ] to start running, the start of a race |
| ⇒ 起跑線 | [ qǐ paǒ xiàn ] the starting line (of a race), scratch line (in a relay race) |
| ⇒ 超級跑車 | [ chaō jí paǒ chē ] supercar, abbr. to 超跑|超跑[chao1 pao3] |
| ⇒ 超跑 | [ chaō paǒ ] supercar, abbr. for 超級跑車|超级跑车[chao1 ji2 pao3 che1] |
| ⇒ 越野賽跑 | [ yuè yě saì paǒ ] cross-country running |
| ⇒ 越野跑 | [ yuè yě paǒ ] cross country running |
| ⇒ 趕跑 | [ gǎn paǒ ] to drive away, to force out, to repel |
| ⇒ 跑了和尚跑不了廟 | [ 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] |
| ⇒ 跑了和尚，跑不了寺 | [ paǒ le hé shàng paǒ bù sì ] 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 |
| ⇒ 跑來跑去 | [ paǒ laí paǒ qù ] to scamper, to run around |
| ⇒ 跑得了和尚，跑不了廟 | [ 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 |
| ⇒ 跑跑顛顛 | [ paǒ paǒ diān diān ] to work hectically, to be on the go, to run around attending to various tasks |
| ⇒ 逃跑 | [ taó paǒ ] to flee from sth, to run away, to escape |
| ⇒ 連奔帶跑 | [ lián bēn daì paǒ ] to run quickly, to rush, to gallop |
| ⇒ 長跑 | [ cháng paǒ ] long-distance running |
| ⇒ 長跑運動員 | [ cháng paǒ yùn dòng yuán ] long distance runner |
| ⇒ 降落跑道 | [ jiàng luò paǒ daò ] runway (at airport) |
| ⇒ 障礙跑 | [ zhàng aì paǒ ] steeplechase (athletics) |
| ⇒ 領跑 | [ lǐng paǒ ] to take the lead in a race, to set the pace |
| ⇒ 飛跑 | [ feī paǒ ] to run like the wind, to rush, to gallop |
