Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 跑

(of an animal) to paw (the ground)

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

to be off-key or out of tune (while singing) (colloquial)

running shoes

to digress; to stray from the topic

to run up (pole vault, javelin, bowling etc)
approach
run-up
(aviation) takeoff run

jogging
to jog
to canter
a slow trot

to run off rebuffed
to fend off
(to fight off and make sb) run off

athletic track
track
runway (i.e. airstrip)

runner

to flee from sth
to run away
to escape

to start running
the start of a race

to travel on foot
(informal) to run off
to abscond

to run
to jog
(military) to march at the double

running between bases (in baseball)

to escape; to flee; to run away

to vote against the party line
to vote contrary to one's promise

to sneak off; to slip away
(sports) to jump the gun; to make a false start
(fig.) to jump the gun; to start doing sth before it's allowed
(of a movie, game etc) to be leaked before the official release

to drive away
to force out
to repel

to scare away

to run errands

to run away
to take to one's heels

to lose flavor

to go everywhere
to scour (the whole town)

parkour (loanword)

(finance) to outperform (the market); to outpace (inflation)

to run like the wind
to rush
to gallop

race (running)
to race (running)

to run away
to escape

to trot; to jog

to jump the gun
to make a false start

(computing) to benchmark a computer, phone, CPU etc
(benchmark test) score
(sports) run (scoring unit in cricket)
to provide a channel for the transfer of illegally obtained funds (in return for a commission)

racing skates (for ice-skating)

long-distance running

sprint (race)

horse race
to ride a horse at a fast pace
(dialect) wet dream

racing bicycle; racing car; sports car
(of a conductor or attendant) to work on a train
(mining) (of a cable-car) to slip away (in an accident)

waiter (old)

to run around all over the place

supercar
abbr. for 超級跑車／超级跑车 (chāojípǎochē)

stopwatch

electrical leakage

tabletop role-playing game

to run

(coll.) to have diarrhea

to take the lead in a race
to set the pace

running style
racing technique

to run out

to trot

Paoma Mountain in Kangding 康定 ( Kāngdìng), Sichuan

horse racing track
racetrack

zhōngchángpǎo

middle distance race

lantern with a carousel of paper horses rotating under convection, used at Lantern Festival 元宵節／元宵节 ( Yuánxiāojié)
chaser lights
self-scrolling horizontal text display, such as a news ticker

runner (in baseball)

treadmill
running machine

to run errands

absent-minded
one's mind is wandering

racecourse

runner

the starting line (of a race)
scratch line (in a relay race)

to lose flavor

to run for shelter

Happy Valley (suburb of Hong Kong)

cross country running

to play a small role

(dialect) to live as a bachelor
bachelor

to make a living as a traveling performer etc

steeplechase (athletics)

báipǎoyītàng

to go on an errand for nothing
to go on a wild-goose chase

jiēlìsàipǎo

relay race

yuèyěsàipǎo

cross-country running

sùjiāopǎodào

synthetic athletics track
tartan track

pǎopǎodiāndiān

to work hectically
to be on the go
to run around attending to various tasks

jiàngluòpǎodào

runway (at airport)

dōngbēnxīpǎo

to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily
to bustle about

yìngdǐngpǎochē

sports coupé (car)

pǎoláipǎoqù

to scamper
to run around

bǎimǐsàipǎo

100-meter dash

pǎomǎquāndì

rushing to stake one's claim in new markets (idiom)

liánbēndàipǎo

to run quickly
to rush
to gallop

kōngpǎoyītàng

to make a journey for nothing

waiter

chāojípǎochē

supercar
abbr. to 超跑／超跑 (chāopǎo)

mǎnzuǐpǎoshétou

满嘴跑舌头

[滿嘴跑舌頭]

to talk without thinking
to drivel

chángpǎoyùndòngyuán

长跑运动员

[長跑運動員]

long distance runner

mǎnzuǐpǎohuǒchē

满嘴跑火车

[滿嘴跑火車]

(idiom) to have a glib tongue
to talk big

yǔshíjiānsàipǎo

与时间赛跑

[與時間賽跑]

to race against time

pǎolehéshàngpǎobùliǎomiào

跑了和尚跑不了庙

[跑了和尚跑不了廟]

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 (pǎodéliǎohéshàng,pǎobùliǎomiào)

pǎolehéshàng,pǎobùliǎosì

跑了和尚，跑不了寺

[跑了和尚，跑不了寺]

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

pǎodéliǎohéshàng,pǎobùliǎomiào

跑得了和尚，跑不了庙

[跑得了和尚，跑不了廟]

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

yòuyàomǎrpǎo,yòuyàomǎrbùchīcǎo

又要马儿跑，又要马儿不吃草

[又要馬兒跑，又要馬兒不吃草]

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