走路 (zǒu lù) — to walk; to go on foot | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

走路 (zǒulù) emphasizes the means of getting somewhere 'on foot' (走路去学校, walk to school). Use 散步 for a leisurely walk and 跑步 for jogging/running.

verb

to walkto go on foot

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

走 gives walking and 路 gives the sense of a way; together they mean going on foot in general, not along a particular road.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The original shape showed a running man, with a foot added later.

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

Sound part声符shēngfú

各

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

路 combines 足, a foot, with 各, which supplies the sound.

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