| Component |
Pinyin |
Meanings |
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| 走 |
zǒu |
1. to go; to walk; to go on foot |
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走 吧！ (Zǒu ba!) - Let's go! |
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他 走 在 我 的 面前。 (Tā zǒu zài wǒ de miànqián.) - He walked before me. |
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不 要 走 得de 那麼 快！ (Bù yào zǒu de nàme kuài!) - Don't walk so fast! |
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走 著着zhe 去 火車站 要 多久？ (Zǒu zhe qù huǒchēzhàn yào duōjiǔ?) - How long does it take to walk to the station? |
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2. (literary or dialectal Mandarin, Cantonese, Hakka, Min, Wu) to run; to jog |
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未學行，先學走 - (figurative) to learn to run before one can walk |
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3. (intransitive) to leave; to go away |
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我 要 走 了。 (Wǒ yào zǒu le.) - I am going to go. / I am leaving. |
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請 你 把 所有 垃圾 拿 走。 (Qǐng nǐ bǎ suǒyǒu lājī ná zǒu.) - Please take away all the trash. |
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儂 啥辰光 走？ - When are you leaving?, SH |
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佢 啱啱 走 咗。 - He/she just left. |
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4. (literary) to run away; to flee |
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不 戰 而 走 (bù zhàn ér zǒu) - to flee without putting up a fight |
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5. to reveal; to divulge; to leak |
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6. to leak; to let out |
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煤氣 管道 走氣 了。 (Méiqì guǎndào zǒuqì le.) - Gas is leaking from the pipe. |
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7. (of devices) to run; to work |
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我 的 手錶 不 走 了。 (Wǒ de shǒubiǎo bù zǒu le.) - My watch doesn't work. |
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8. to move; to shift; to transfer |
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我 的 對手 走 了 一 步 妙棋。 (Wǒ de duìshǒu zǒu le yī bù miàoqí.) - My opponent made a clever move (chess). |
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該 你 走 了。 (Gāi nǐ zǒu le.) - It's your move. |
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9. (euphemism) to pass away; to die |
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聽說 他 是 昨天 晚上 走 的，走 得 很 安詳。 (Tīngshuō tā shì zuótiān wǎnshàng zǒu de, zǒu dé hěn ānxiáng.) - It is said that he passed away last night peacefully. |
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10. to change; to lose original shape, flavour, etc. |
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鋼琴 走 調diào 了，音色 很 難聽。 (Gāngqín zǒu diào le, yīnsè hěn nántīng.) - The piano was out of tune; it sounded very bad. |
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11. (Cantonese) to leave out (from a dish); to hold |
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走 蛋daan6-2 - hold the eggs |
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一 杯 凍 檸ning4-2茶 走 甜 - a cup of iced lemon tea without sugar |
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12. to pass through |
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我們 可以 走 這邊 進去。 (Wǒmen kěyǐ zǒu zhèbiān jìnqù.) - We can get in from this side. |
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13. to visit; to call on |
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他們 兩 家 走 得 很 近。 (Tāmen liǎng jiā zǒu dé hěn jìn.) - The two families often visit each other. |
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Zou |
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14. (Hokkien) Alternative form of 行 (kiâⁿ, t=to walk) |
廊 |
láng |
1. covered corridor | |
2. porch; veranda |
