Usage note
跑道是跑步或飞机起飞用的道路。
pǎo dào shì pǎo bù huò fēi jī qǐ fēi yòng de dào lù。
跑道 means a running track or runway.
Context note
跑道常用于学校、运动会和机场。
pǎo dào cháng yòng yú xué xiào 、 yùn dòng huì hé jī chǎng。
It is often used in schools, sports meets, and airports.
5 examples
运动员正在跑道上跑步。
yùn dòng yuán zhèng zài pǎo dào shàng pǎo bù。
The athlete is running on the track.
操场的跑道很长。
cāo chǎng de pǎo dào hěn cháng。
The track on the playground is long.
飞机在跑道上准备起飞。
fēi jī zài pǎo dào shàng zhǔn bèi qǐ fēi。
The plane is preparing to take off on the runway.
跑道旁边有很多人。
pǎo dào páng biān yǒu hěn duō rén。
There are many people beside the track.
他在跑道上练习跑步。
tā zài pǎo dào shàng liàn xí pǎo bù。
He practices running on the track.
5 mini stories
运动会开始后，大家都站在跑道边。
yùn dòng huì kāi shǐ hòu， dà jiā dōu zhàn zài pǎo dào biān。
After the sports meet started, everyone stood by the track.
飞机沿着跑道滑行。
fēi jī yán zhe pǎo dào huá xíng。
The plane taxied along the runway.
孩子们在跑道上比赛。
hái zi men zài pǎo dào shàng bǐ sài。
The children competed on the track.
跑道上不能乱跑。
pǎo dào shàng bù néng luàn pǎo。
You cannot run around carelessly on the track.
他每天都去跑道上锻炼。
tā měi tiān dōu qù pǎo dào shàng duàn liàn。
He goes to the track every day to exercise.
Mini dialogue
在跑道上跑步
A
我们去学校的跑道跑步吧。
Wǒmen qù xuéxiào de pǎodào pǎobù ba.
Let's go run on the school track.
A
好，跑道很平，跑起来很舒服。
Hǎo, pǎodào hěn píng, pǎo qǐlái hěn shūfu.
Okay, the track is very flat, it's comfortable to run on.
飞机跑道
A
看，飞机在跑道上准备起飞。
Kàn, fēijī zài pǎodào shàng zhǔnbèi qǐfēi.
Look, the airplane is on the runway preparing to take off.
A
跑道好长啊！
Pǎodào hǎo cháng a!
The runway is so long!
Related words and contrasts
similar
赛道
sài dào
racetrack
Used for races, like running or car races.
related
操场
cāo chǎng
playground, sports field
Often has a running track.