Usage note
“跑”是表示快速移动的动作，通常用于描述跑步或奔跑。
pǎo shì bǐng shì kuài sù yí dòng de gōng zuò, tōng cháng yòng wéi xǔ dé míng pǎo huò bēn pǎo.
"跑" is used to describe the action of running or jogging quickly.
Context note
“跑”常用于描述日常生活中快速移动的情景，比如去上学、参加运动会等。
pǎo cháng yòng wéi xǔ dé míng pǎo huò bēn pǎo de qíng jǐng, bǐ rú qù shàng xué, cān jiā huì yuán huì děng.
"跑" is commonly used to describe situations of quick movement in daily life, such as going to school or participating in a sports meet.
5 examples
他每天早上跑步。
tā měi tiān zǎo shàng pǎo bù。
He runs every morning.
妈妈让我跑过去拿东西。
mā ma ràng wǒ pǎo guò qù ná dōng xī。
Mom asked me to run over and get something.
他跑得很快。
tā pǎo dé hěn kuài。
He runs very fast.
我们一起去跑步吧。
wǒ men yì qǐ qù pǎo bù ba。
Let's go for a run together.
他跑过马路去接我。
tā pǎo guò mǎ lù qù jiē wǒ。
He ran across the road to pick me up.
5 mini stories
小明每天早上跑步，然后吃早餐。
xiǎo míng měi tiān zǎo shàng pǎo bù， rán hòu chī zǎo cān。
Xiaoming runs every morning and then has breakfast.
妈妈告诉我，如果想减肥就要多跑。
mā ma gào sù wǒ， rú guǒ xiǎng jiǎn féi jiù yào duō pǎo。
Mom told me that if I want to lose weight, I need to run more.
我们一起去公园跑步。
wǒ men yì qǐ qù gōng yuán pǎo bù。
We went to the park for a run together.
他跑过一条小河去上学。
tā pǎo guò yì tiáo xiǎo hé qù shàng xué。
He ran across a small river to go to school.
我们比赛跑步，看谁先到终点。
wǒ men bǐ sài pǎo bù， kàn shuí xiān dào zhōng diǎn。
We had a running race and saw who would get to the finish line first.
Mini dialogue
别跑
A
我们快跑，要下雨了！
Wǒmen kuài pǎo, yào xià yǔ le!
Let's run, it's going to rain!
B
别跑太快，小心地滑。
Bié pǎo tài kuài, xiǎoxīn dì huá.
Don't run too fast, the floor is slippery.
操场
A
下课了，我们去操场跑一跑吧。
Xiàkè le, wǒmen qù cāochǎng pǎo yī pǎo ba.
Class is over, let's go run on the playground.
B
好，我喜欢跑。
Hǎo, wǒ xǐhuān pǎo.
Okay, I like to run.
Related words and contrasts
contrast
走
zǒu
to walk
Walking is slower than running.
related
跳
tiào
to jump
Another way to move quickly.
related
快
kuài
fast
Describes the speed of running.