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[1] [粵] run (see Note) [2] [國] walk; go on foot [3] leave; go away; move [4] leak; reveal; let out [5] lose the original shape, flavour, etc Note: The meaning of "run" is mainly used in Cantonese, not in Mandarin. However, we can still find some idiomatic usage of "run" in Standard Written Chinese, e.g. 走馬看花, 奔走相告.
 Stroke count: 7
Level: 1
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| This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 24th Nov 2011 14:21 | ||
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走水
zau2 seoi2 = leak; flow; be on fire, catch fire
走馬
zau2 maa5 = gallop or trot along on horseback
走道
zau2 dou6 = footpath, pavement, path, sidewalk 國
走開
zau2 hoi1 = go away; leave
走路
zau2 lou6*2 = [粵] run away; flee [華] walk; go on foot
走甩
zau2 lat1 = to escape from capture 粵
出走
ceot1 zau2 = to leave in a hurry 國
走出
zau2 ceot1 = to move away from, to walk away from
走失
zau2 sat1 = wander away; be lost; be missing
走火
zau2 fo2 = sparking, dischargeSee all 108 compounds (CantoDict reports 109 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations) |
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Showing 10 of 24 examples containing 走
我媽咪走咗未呀？ 粵
Has mum left yet? [Lit. I mummy run-already not-yet [particle]? [Said by one of my students :)]]
我走向沙灘 國
I walked towards the beach. [Could possibly be used in spoken Cantonese too, an editor will confirm soon. bernard: spoken cantonese would have a different sentence structure to express this.] Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Decimal representation of this word: 走
Unicode code for this character: U+8d70 (off-site link)
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Decimal representation of this word: 走
Unicode code for this character: U+8d70 (off-site link)
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