乱跑 (luàn pǎo) — to run around wildly (without direction or cont… | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

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.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

乱luàndisorder

乱跑 combines 乱 for disorder with 跑 for running, giving running wildly.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 亂; 乱 is its simplified writing.

𤔔乚亂

Meaning part形符xíngfú

乚Written in full as乙yǐ

Sound part声符shēngfú

𤔔

𤔔𤔔亂luàn

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 亂 contains 𤔔, a drawing of combing tangled threads, and 乙; the simplified 乱 is only a later shorthand, not the historical shape.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

足足zúfoot

Sound part声符shēngfú

包

包bāo跑pǎo

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

跑 combines 足, showing a foot, with 包, which gives the sound.

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