跑pǎo

 ❶ (脚迅速向前移动； 跑步) run: ～ 八百米 run the 800-metre dash; 狗跟在它主人后面 ～ 着。 The dog was running behind its master. 火车在飞 ～。 The train is racing along. 几个孩子在沙滩上 ～ 来 ～ 去。 Several children were running about on the sands. 快点，趁马路上没有车，～ 过去！ Quick! Run across while the road is clear. 他 ～ 得很快。 He can run very fast. 他 ～ 回去拿雨伞。 He run back for an umbrella. 天晚了， 快 ～ 回家去。 It's getting late. Run home at once. 一匹没有人骑的马 ～ 过去了。 A horse without a rider ran past.
❷ [方] （走） walk: 他整日在城里到处 ～。 He walked about the city all day. 我们 ～ 了5里路。 We walked five miles. 我已 ～ 遍了这一地区附近10公里内的范围。 I have walked this district for ten Kilometres round.
❸ （逃走） run away; escape; flee: 别让坏蛋 ～ 了。 Don't let the rascal escape. 动物见到火都 ～ 了。 All the animals fled from the fire. 有两个犯人 ～ 了。 Two of the prisoners have escaped.
❹ （为某种事物而奔走） run about doing sth.; run errands: ～ 材料 run about collecting material or making inquiries; ～ 买卖 be a commercial traveller; 你就在这儿等着， 他去 ～ 一趟。 You just wait here. He will run the errands. 你这辆大车一天能 ～ 几个来回？ How many round trips can your cart make in a day? 我 ～ 了好几家商店， 才找到那种扳手。 I had to run around to several shops to get that wrench.
❺ (泄； 漏) leak; escape: 车带 ～ 气了。 Air is escaping from the tyre. 那管子 ～ 气。 That pipe leaks gas.
❻ （液体挥发） evaporate: 瓶里的汽油 ～ 了。 The gasoline in the bottle has evaporated.
❼ （离开所在的位置） away; off: 吓 ～ frighten away; 秧苗给大水冲 ～ 了。 The seedlings were washed away by the flood. 桌上的报纸叫风给刮 ～ 了。 The newspaper blew off the table.
另见 see also páo。
◆跑遍 go around; travel all over; 跑表 {体} stopwatch; 跑步 run; march at the double; double march; 跑车 (of a winch) slide down (because of the snapping of the steel cable or other factors); (of a train attendant) work on the train; a kind of vehicle for transporting timber in a forest zone; racing bike; carriage; 跑单帮 travel around trading on one's own; make business trips on one's own account; 跑刀 racing skate; 跑道 {航空} runway; {体} track; athletic track; 跑电 shelf depreciation （蓄电池）; {电} leakage of electricity; electric leakage; 跑肚 have diarrhoea; have loose bowels; 跑旱船 a folk dance; 跑江湖 wander about, making a living as an acrobat, fortuneteller, physiognomist, etc.; live the life of an adventruer, a boxer, a salesman, etc.; wander around without settling down anywhere; 跑警报 run for shelter during an air raid; run for air-raid shelter; 跑垒 {棒、垒球} baserunning; 跑龙套 play a bit role; be a utility man; general handiman; play an insignificant role; 跑马 have a ride on a horse; run a horse; horse race; 跑跑颠颠 bustle about; be on the go; 跑墒 {农} evaporation of water in soil; 跑堂儿的 [旧] waiter (in a restaurant); 跑腿儿 [口] run errands; go on errands; courier; do legwork; foot-man; 跑外 (of employees in a shop, etc.) engage in purchasing goods, collecting accounts or making contracts with other shops, etc.; 跑位 positioning; 跑鞋 {体} running shoes; track shoes; 跑园场 walk around the stage; 跑辙 digress from the subject; 跑纸 paper throw