zǒu

to walk; to go; to run

Watch it being written

Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.

Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

  • 走路zǒulùto walkB2
  • 行走xíngzǒuto walkB5
  • 走廊zǒulángcorridorB6
  • 出走chūzǒuto leave homeB7
  • 东奔西走dōngbēn-xīzǒuto run this way and that (idiom)B7
  • 飞禽走兽fēiqín-zǒushòu(idiom) birds and animalsB7
  • 走过场zǒu guòchǎngto go through the motionsB7

See it in sentences

我们走吧。

Let us go.

他走路去学校。

He walks to school.