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走
Trad. 走
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(Bushou)		 走
Radical 156
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Strokes 7
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Decomp. 土疋
土 + 止
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Mandarin zǒu
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Sijiao 4080.1
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CNS 11643 1-4B4C
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走 zǒu to walk / to go / to run / to move (of vehicle) / to visit / to leave / to go away / to die (euph.) / from / through / away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走[che4 zou3]) / to change (shape, form, meaning)
Results beginning with 走
走进 zǒu jìn to enter
走出 zǒu chū to leave (a room etc) / to go out through (a door etc)
走向 zǒu xiàng direction / strike (i.e. angle of inclination in geology) / inclination / trend / to move towards / to head for
走势 zǒu shì tendency / trend / path
走过 zǒu guò to walk past / to pass by
走去 zǒu qù to walk over (to)
走在 zǒu zài walking (on sth)
走光 zǒu guāng to expose oneself / to be completely gone
走路 zǒu lù to walk / to go on foot
走近 zǒu jìn to approach / to draw near to
走廊 zǒu láng corridor / aisle / hallway / passageway / veranda
走入 zǒu rù to walk into
走访 zǒu fǎng to visit / to travel to
走开 zǒu kāi to leave / to walk away / to beat it / to move aside
走私 zǒu sī to smuggle / to have an illicit affair
走动 zǒu dòng to walk around / to move about / to stretch one's legs / to go for a walk / to be mobile (e.g. after an illness) / to visit one another / to pay a visit (go to the toilet)
走人 zǒu rén (coll.) to leave / to beat it
走低 zǒu dī to go down / to decline
走红 zǒu hóng to be popular / to be in luck / to have good luck / to develop smoothly
走火 zǒu huǒ to go off accidentally / to catch fire
走错 zǒu cuò to go the wrong way / to take the wrong (road, exit etc)
走秀 zǒu xiù a fashion show / to walk the runway (in a fashion show)
走俏 zǒu qiào (a product) sells well / to be in demand
走道 zǒu dào pavement / sidewalk / path / walk / footpath / aisle
走时 zǒu shí (of a watch or clock) to keep time / (physics) propagation time / travel time (of a wave)
走狗 zǒu gǒu hunting dog / hound / (fig.) running dog / lackey
走失 zǒu shī lost / missing / to lose (sb in one's charge) / to get lost / to wander away / to lose (flavor, freshness, shape, hair, one's good looks etc) / to lose meaning (in translation)
走运 zǒu yùn to have good luck / lucky / in luck
走掉 zǒu diào to leave
走马 zǒu mǎ to ride (a horse) / to go on horseback
走样 zǒu yàng to lose shape / to deform
走眼 zǒu yǎn a mistake / an oversight / an error of judgment
走漏 zǒu lòu to leak (of information, liquid etc) / to divulge
走散 zǒu sàn to wander off / to stray / to get lost
走兽 zǒu shòu (four-footed) animal / beast
走穴 zǒu xué (of itinerant entertainers) to tour, playing in many venues
走避 zǒu bì to run away / to escape / to avoid
走步 zǒu bù to walk / to step / pace / traveling (walking with the ball, a foul in basketball)
走读 zǒu dú to attend school as a day student
走调 zǒu diào out of tune / off-key
走形 zǒu xíng out of shape / to lose shape / to deform
走卒 zǒu zú pawn (i.e. foot soldier) / servant / lackey (of malefactor)
走题 zǒu tí to get off the main topic / to digress
走味 zǒu wèi to lose flavor
走板 zǒu bǎn to be off the beat / to sound awful (of singing) / (fig.) to wander off the topic / (diving) to step toward the end of the board / approach
走宝 zǒu bǎo to miss an opportunity (Cantonese)
走查 zǒu chá walkthrough (computing)
走丢 zǒu diū to wander off / to get lost
走動 zǒu dòng to walk around / to move about / to stretch one's legs / to go for a walk / to be mobile (e.g. after an illness) / to visit one another / to pay a visit (go to the toilet)
走风 zǒu fēng to leak (a secret) / to transpire
走鬼 zǒu guǐ unlicensed street vendor
走你 zǒu nǐ (neologism c. 2012) (interjection of encouragement) Let’s do this! / Come on, you can do this!
走偏 zǒu piān to deviate from the correct course / (fig.) to go astray
走票 zǒu piào amateur performance (in theater)
走禽 zǒu qín Ratitae (formerly Cursores) flightless birds such as ostriches
走色 zǒu sè to lose color / to fade
走山 zǒu shān landslide / avalanche / to take a walk in the mountains
走扇 zǒu shàn not closing properly (of door, window etc)
走神 zǒu shén absent-minded / one's mind is wandering
走肾 zǒu shèn (med) retractile testicle / infatuation inducing / pee inducing (of alcohol) / (neologism) to be sexually attracted / to have the hots for sb
走绳 zǒu shéng tightrope walking
走水 zǒu shuǐ to leak / to flow / to catch on fire
走索 zǒu suǒ tightrope walking
走险 zǒu xiǎn to take risks / to run risks
走相 zǒu xiàng to lose one's good looks
走心 zǒu xīn to take care / to be mindful / (Internet slang) to be moved by sth / poignant / to have deep feelings for sb / to lose one's heart to sb
走音 zǒu yīn off-key / out of tune (music)
走子 zǒu zǐ a move (in chess)
走嘴 zǒu zuǐ a slip of the tongue / to blurt out (a secret or stupid mistake)
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走过场 zǒu guò chǎng to go through the motions
走弯路 zǒu wān lù to take an indirect route / to waste one's time by using an inappropriate method
走着瞧 zǒu zhe qiáo wait and see (who is right)
走马灯 zǒu mǎ dēng lantern with carousel of paper horses, rotating under convection, used at Lantern Festival 元宵節|元宵节 / fig. constant busy circulation of people
走后门 zǒu hòu mén lit. to enter by the back door / fig. to gain influence by pull or unofficial channels / back door or under the counter connections
走江湖 zǒu jiāng hú to travel around the country (as itinerant peddler or entertainer)
走钢丝 zǒu gāng sī to walk a tightrope (literally or figuratively)
走资派 zǒu zī pài capitalist roader (person in power taking the capitalist road, a political label often pinned on cadres by the Red Guards during the Cultural Revolution)
走好运 zǒu hǎo yùn to experience good luck
走背字 zǒu bèi zì to have bad luck
走扁带 zǒu biǎn dài slacklining
走地鸡 zǒu dì jī free-range chicken
走地盘 zǒu dì pán live betting / in-play wagering
走来回 zǒu lái huí to make a round trip / a return journey
走门路 zǒu mén lù to use social connections / to toady to influential people
走门子 zǒu mén zi see 走門路|走门路[zou3 men2 lu4]
走内线 zǒu nèi xiàn insider contacts / via private channels / to seek influence with sb via family members (possibly dishonest or underhand)
走娘家 zǒu niáng jiā (of a wife) to visit one's parental home
走偏锋 zǒu piān fēng to write with the tip of the brush tilted / (fig.) to resort to devious means
走亲戚 zǒu qīn qi to visit relatives
走神儿 zǒu shén r absent-minded / one's mind is wandering
走私货 zǒu sī huò smuggled goods
走私品 zǒu sī pǐn smuggled product / contraband / pirate product
走味儿 zǒu wèi r erhua variant of 走味[zou3 wei4]
走为上 zǒu wéi shàng see 三十六計，走為上策|三十六计，走为上策[san1 shi2 liu4 ji4 , zou3 wei2 shang4 ce4]
走形儿 zǒu xíng r out of shape / to lose shape / to deform
走形式 zǒu xíng shì to go through the formalities
走样儿 zǒu yàng r to lose shape / to deform
走圆场 zǒu yuán chǎng to walk around the stage (to indicate scene changes)
走投无路 zǒu tóu wú lù to be at an impasse (idiom) / in a tight spot / at the end of one's rope / desperate
走马观花 zǒu mǎ guān huā lit. flower viewing from horseback (idiom) / a fleeting glance in passing / fig. superficial understanding from cursory observation / to make a quick judgment based on inadequate information
走马上任 zǒu mǎ shàng rèn to ride to take up an official appointment (idiom) / to take on a job with alacrity / to undertake a task
走南闯北 zǒu nán chuǎng běi to travel extensively
走马到任 zǒu mǎ dào rèn to ride to take up an official appointment (idiom) / to take on a job with alacrity / to undertake a task
走马赴任 zǒu mǎ fù rèn to ride to take up an official appointment (idiom) / to take on a job with alacrity / to undertake a task
走马看花 zǒu mǎ kàn huā lit. flower viewing from horseback (idiom) / fig. superficial understanding from cursory observation / to make a quick judgment based on inadequate information
走马章台 zǒu mǎ zhāng tái to go to the brothel on horseback (idiom) / to visit prostitutes
走为上计 zǒu wéi shàng jì see 三十六計，走為上策|三十六计，走为上策[san1 shi2 liu4 ji4 , zou3 wei2 shang4 ce4]
走读课程  non-residential courses
走背字儿 zǒu bèi zì r erhua variant of 走背字[zou3 bei4 zi4]
走回头路 zǒu huí tóu lù to turn back / to backtrack / (fig.) to revert to the former way of doing things
走火入魔 zǒu huǒ rù mó to be obsessed with sth / to go overboard / (Buddhism, Taoism) to misguidedly focus on hallucinations that arise during meditation
走漏消息 zǒu lòu xiāo xi to divulge secrets
走亲访友 zǒu qīn fǎng yǒu to visit one's friends and relatives
走桃花运 zǒu táo huā yùn to have luck with the ladies (idiom)
走向断层 zǒu xiàng duàn céng strike fault (geology)
走乡随乡 zǒu xiāng suí xiāng (proverb) to follow local customs / When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
走下坡路 zǒu xià pō lù to go downhill / to decline / to slump
走向滑动断层 zǒu xiàng huá dòng duàn céng strike-slip fault (geology) / fault line where the two sides slide horizontally past one another
走向民主的七点路线图  seven-point road map towards democracy
走自己的路，让人家去说 zǒu zì jǐ de lù , ràng rén jiā qù shuō Go your own way, let others say what they like. (popular modern cliche) / Do it my way.
Approximate Results for 走
行走 xíng zǒu to walk
带走 dài zǒu to carry / to take away
逃走 táo zǒu to escape / to flee / to run away
出走 chū zǒu to leave home / to go off / to run away
游走 yóu zǒu to wander about / to roam / to move back and forth between (government and academia, two or more countries etc) / to flow through (a circuit, a network, the body) / to skirt (the border of legality) / (of a singer's voice) to move within its range / (of a stock price) to fluctuate within (a range)
临走 lín zǒu before leaving / on departure
赶走 gǎn zǒu to drive out / to turn back
拿走 ná zǒu to take away
抢走 qiǎng zǒu to snatch (esp related to a robbery)
送走 sòng zǒu to see off / to send off
夺走 duó zǒu to snatch away
奔走 bēn zǒu to run / to rush about / to be on the go
溜走 liū zǒu to slip away / to leave secretly
搬走 bān zǒu to carry
暴走 bào zǒu out of control / berserk / to go for a long walk
取走 qǔ zǒu to remove / to take away
放走 fàng zǒu to release / to set free / to allow (a person or an animal) to go / to liberate
开走 kāi zǒu to go (of car, train etc) / to drive off
撤走 chè zǒu to retire / to remove / to withdraw / to evacuate
抓走 zhuā zǒu to arrest
好走 hǎo zǒu bon voyage / Godspeed
冲走 chōng zǒu to flush away
掳走 lǔ zǒu to abduct
慢走 màn zǒu Stay a bit! / Wait a minute! / (to a departing guest) Take care!
难走 nán zǒu hard to get to / difficult to travel (i.e. the road is bad)
拖走 tuō zǒu to drag away
疾走 jí zǒu to scamper / to scurry
驱走 qū zǒu to drive away
败走 bài zǒu to run away (in defeat)
竞走 jìng zǒu walking race (athletics event)
撵走 niǎn zǒu to drive out / to oust
轰走 hōng zǒu to drive away
绑走 bǎng zǒu to abduct / to kidnap
勾走 gōu zǒu to steal (sb's heart)
架走 jià zǒu to hustle sb away
领走 lǐng zǒu to lead (sb, or an animal) away / to collect (e.g. a child left in sb's care beforehand) / to take away
弄走 nòng zǒu (coll.) to take (sth) away / to get rid of
排走 pái zǒu to drain away / to vent out
跑走 pǎo zǒu to escape / to flee / to run away
骗走 piàn zǒu to cheat (sb out of sth) / to swindle (sb out of sth)
漂走 piào zǒu to float away / to drift / to be swept off
支走 zhī zǒu to send sb away (with an excuse)
逐走 zhú zǒu to turn away / to drive away
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暴走族 bào zǒu zú people who go on walks for exercise / (Tw) rebel youth motorcycle group
反走私 fǎn zǒu sī to oppose smuggling / anti-contraband (measures, policy etc)
暴走鞋 bào zǒu xié Heelys (roller shoes with wheels protruding slightly from the heel)
便步走 biàn bù zǒu march at ease / route step
大步走 dà bù zǒu stride
看走眼 kàn zǒu yǎn to make an error of judgment / to be taken in
靠走道 kào zǒu dào on the aisle (referring to seats on a plane etc)
靠走廊 kào zǒu láng next to the aisle / aisle (seat on aircraft)
趴趴走 pā pā zǒu (Tw) to wander about / to roam around freely / (from Taiwanese 拋拋走, Tai-lo pr. [pha-pha-tsáu])
正步走 zhèng bù zǒu to march at parade step / March! (military command)
自走式 zì zǒu shì self-propelled
离家出走 lí jiā chū zǒu to leave home (to live somewhere else)
远走高飞 yuǎn zǒu gāo fēi to go far / to escape to faraway places
行尸走肉 xíng shī zǒu ròu walking corpse (idiom) / zombie / person who lives only on the material level
铤而走险 tǐng ér zǒu xiǎn to take a risk out of desperation (idiom)
奔走相告 bēn zǒu xiāng gào to spread the news (idiom)
不胫而走 bù jìng ér zǒu to get round fast / to spread like wildfire
飞禽走兽 fēi qín zǒu shòu birds and animals / the beasts of the field and the birds of the air
飞檐走壁 fēi yán zǒu bì to leap onto roofs and vault over walls (usually associated with martial arts)
河西走廊 Hé xī Zǒu láng Hexi Corridor (or Gansu Corridor), a string of oases running the length of Gansu, forming part of the Northern Silk Road
东奔西走 dōng bēn xī zǒu to run this way and that (idiom) / to rush about busily / to bustle about / to hopscotch / also 東跑西顛|东跑西颠[dong1 pao3 xi1 dian1]
斗鸡走马 dòu jī zǒu mǎ cock-fighting and horse-racing (idiom) / to gamble
贩夫走卒 fàn fū zǒu zú lit. peddlers and carriers / common people / lower class
飞觥走斝 fēi gōng zǒu jiǎ to drink one's fill (idiom)
飞鹰走马 fēi yīng zǒu mǎ to ride out hawking (idiom) / to hunt
高飞远走 gāo fēi yuǎn zǒu to fly high and run far (idiom) / to leave in a hurry for a distance place
迷走神经 mí zǒu shén jīng vagus nerve
挺而走险 tǐng ér zǒu xiǎn variant of 鋌而走險|铤而走险[ting3 er2 zou3 xian3]
一走了之 yī zǒu liǎo zhī to avoid a problem by walking away from it / to quit
飞行走廊  air corridor / flight corridor
空中走廊  air corridor / flight corridor
钻石走私  diamond smuggling
动物走廊  animal corridor
大批出走  mass exodus
暴走漫画 bào zǒu màn huà rage comic
北部走廊 běi bù zǒu láng Northern Corridor
别让我走 bié ràng wǒ zǒu never
擦枪走火 cā qiāng zǒu huǒ to shoot accidentally while polishing a gun / (fig.) a minor incident that sparks a war
超级走廊 chāo jí zǒu láng super-corridor (media) / information super-highway
穿针走线 chuān zhēn zǒu xiàn to thread a needle
掉头就走 diào tóu jiù zǒu to turn on one's heels / to walk away abruptly
飞针走线 fēi zhēn zǒu xiàn flying needle and running seam (idiom) / skillful needlework
后勤走廊 hòu qín zǒu láng logistic corridor
剑走偏锋 jiàn zǒu piān fēng the sword moves with side stroke (modern idiom) / fig. unexpected winning move / unconventional gambit
剑走蜻蛉 jiàn zǒu qīng líng the sword moves like a dragon-fly (modern idiom) / fig. unexpected winning move / unconventional gambit
集体行走 jí tǐ xíng zǒu pedestrian group (e.g. of tourists etc)
南北走廊 nán běi zǒu láng North-South Corridor
平走漫步 píng zǒu màn bù to be flatfooted (idiom)
人口走私 rén kǒu zǒu sī alien smuggling
人走茶凉 rén zǒu chá liáng lit. when people leave, the tea cools (idiom) / fig. when sb is no longer in a position of power, others cease to care about him
生物走廊 shēng wù zǒu láng biological corridor
太空行走 tài kōng xíng zǒu spacewalk
瓦罕走廊 Wǎ hǎn zǒu láng Wakhan Corridor, panhandle in the northeast of Afghanistan sharing a border with China at its eastern end
无路可走 wú lù kě zǒu nowhere to go / at the end of one's tether
先走一步 xiān zǒu yī bù to leave first (courteous expression used to excuse oneself) / (euphemism) to predecease / to die first (e.g. before one's spouse)
卷铺盖走人 juǎn pū gài zǒu rén to pack one's things and leave
科多里走廊 kē duō lǐ zǒu láng Kodori corridor
牵着鼻子走 qiān zhe bí zi zǒu to lead by the nose
吃不了兜着走 chī bu liǎo dōu zhe zǒu lit. if you can't eat it all, you'll have to take it home (idiom) / fig. you'll have to take the consequences
民用航空走廊  civilian air corridor
借助假肢行走  prosthethic ambulation
离家出走儿童  runaway child
东西能源走廊 dōng xī néng yuán zǒu láng East-West Energy Corridor
戈拉日德走廊 gē lā rì dé zǒu láng Gorazde Corridor
狡兔死走狗烹 jiǎo tù sǐ zǒu gǒu pēng see 兔死狗烹[tu4 si3 gou3 peng1]
拍拍屁股走人 pāi pāi pì gu zǒu rén to make oneself scarce / to slip away / to take French leave
石油油舱走私 shí yóu yóu cāng zǒu sī oil bunkering
野生生物走廊 yě shēng shēng wù zǒu láng wildlife corridor / corridor
一条道走到黑 yī tiáo dào zǒu dào hēi to stick to one's ways / to cling to one's course
一条路走到黑 yī tiáo lù zǒu dào hēi lit. to follow one road until dark (idiom) / fig. to stick to one's ways / to cling to one's course
中美洲生物走廊  Meso-American Biological Corridor
从救济走向发展  transition from relief to development
贝拉走廊管理局  Beira Corridor Authority
大西洋生物走廊 dài xī yáng shēng wù zǒu láng Biological Corridor of the Atlantic
费拉德尔菲走廊 fèi lā dé ěr fěi zǒu láng Philadelphi Corridor / Philadelphi Route
联合国走向21世纪  "The United Nations: Towards the 21st Century"
中美洲珊瑚礁走廊  Mesoamerican coral reef corridor / Mesoamerican Reef
自由走动的嗅雷犬  free-running dog
北部走廊过境协定 běi bù zǒu láng guò jìng xié dìng Northern Corridor Transit Agreement
国际建议交通走廊 guó jì jiàn yì jiāo tòng zǒu láng Internationally Recommended Transit Corridor
人道主义安全走廊 rén dào zhǔ yì ān quán zǒu láng safe humanitarian corridor / corridor of tranquillity
多瑙河下游绿色走廊  Lower Danube Green Corridor
三十六计，走为上策 sān shí liù jì , zǒu wéi shàng cè of the thirty-six stratagems, the best option is to flee (idiom) / the best thing to do is leave
三十六计，走为上计 sān shí liù jì , zǒu wéi shàng jì see 三十六計，走為上策|三十六计，走为上策[san1 shi2 liu4 ji4 , zou3 wei2 shang4 ce4]
扶持青年走向新的千年  youth empowerment for the new millennium
携毒走私者毒品贩运者  courier / carrier / mule / runner
欧高亚走廊政府间委员会  Intergovernmental Commission TRACECA
北方走廊过境运输协调局  Transit Transport Coordination Authority of the Northern Corridor
常在河边走，哪有不湿鞋 cháng zài hé biān zǒu , nǎ yǒu bù shī xié a person who regularly walks by the river cannot avoid getting their shoes wet (proverb) / (fig.) it comes with the territory (e.g. a person with the power to grant favors will inevitably succumb to temptation and take a bribe)
饭后百步走，活到九十九 fàn hòu bǎi bù zǒu , huó dào jiǔ shí jiǔ walk a hundred steps after each meal and you will live a long life (proverb)
人往高处走，水往低处流 rén wǎng gāo chù zǒu , shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom) / one should constantly strive to make progress
欧洲－高加索－亚洲运输走廊  Transport Corridor Europe Caucasus Asia
欧洲运输走廊交通流量分析讨论会  Seminar on the Analysis of Traffic Flows within Transport Corridors in Europe
"海地走向新未来&rdquo国际捐助者会议  International Donors' Conference Towards a New Future for Haiti
你走你的阳关道，我过我的独木桥 nǐ zǒu nǐ de Yáng Guān dào , wǒ guò wǒ de dú mù qiáo lit. you hit the high road, I'll cross the log bridge (idiom) / fig. you go your way, I'll go mine / you do it your way, I'll do it mine
欧洲全民机会平等年-走向公正社会  European Year of Equal Opportunities For All - Towards a Just Society
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