乱跑 (luàn pǎo) — to run around wildly (without direction or control)
Definition
跑 (run) plus 乱 (disorder, without order) gives 'to run around aimlessly or wildly' — not simply 'run fast'. 乱 is the focus word: the running itself is uncontrolled, scattered, or restless.
verb
to run around wildly (without direction or control)
Examples
- 乱跑，。Xiǎo hái zi zài gōng yuán lǐ dào chù luàn pǎo, mā ma dōu zhuī bú shàng.The child ran around wildly in the park, and Mom couldn't catch up.
- 乱跑，。Bié zài zǒu láng shàng luàn pǎo, huì zhuàng dào bié rén de.Don't run around in the hallway; you might bump into people.
- ，乱跑，。Tā zuì jìn xīn si bú dìng, zhěng tiān luàn pǎo, shén me shì yě zuò bù chéng.He's been unsettled lately, running around all day without getting anything done.
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