走 zǒu — to walk, to go on foot

Meanings

1. 1

   to walk, to go on foot

   To move on foot. It describes the manner of going, so it does not take a destination the way 去 does: 走路去上班 is walking to work.

   verb
2. 2

   to leave, to be off

   verb

Character breakdown

• 走

  zǒu (third tone, dipping)

  to walk, to go on foot; to leave, to go away; to move, to run (of a machine); to visit

  7 strokesRadical 走

Example sentences

• 我每天走路去上班。Wǒ (third tone, dipping) měi (third tone, dipping) tiān (first tone, high and level) zǒu (third tone, dipping) lù (fourth tone, falling) qù (fourth tone, falling) shàngbān. (fourth tone, falling)···

  I walk to work every day.

• 你走得太快了。Nǐ (third tone, dipping) zǒu (third tone, dipping) de (neutral tone) tài (fourth tone, falling) kuài (fourth tone, falling) le. (neutral tone)···

  You’re walking too fast.

Common mistakes

• Not quite我走学校。

  Correct我去学校。

  走 is about the manner of moving, or about leaving; it does not take a destination. Naming where you are heading calls for 去.

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