Meaning of 走路
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to walk; to go on foot
- to leave; to depart
- (informal) to clear off; to beat it
- (of sb who gets fired or resigns) to leave the job; to get out
How to use 走路
走路 is the everyday way to say you go somewhere on foot, often contrasted with taking a bus or driving. It is a verb-object word, so you can say 走了很多路 to mean you walked a lot. Example: 我每天走路去学校。(Wǒ měitiān zǒulù qù xuéxiào.) I walk to school every day.
走路 (zǒulù) is simply 走 (zǒu, to walk) plus 路 (lù, road). Picture yourself walking along a road and you have the whole word.
Common mistake: Learners often use 走 alone to mean walk, but 走 by itself usually means to leave or go, as in 我走了 (I'm leaving). When you want to stress going on foot, say 走路, not just 走.
走路 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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走 zǒu · to walk · 7 strokes
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路 lù · road · 13 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 走路.
| 路上 | lùshang | on the road; on the way; en route |
| 马路 | mǎlù | street; road |
| 路口 | lùkǒu | crossing; intersection (of roads) |
| 走开 | zǒukāi | to leave; to walk away; to beat it; to move aside |
| 走进 | zǒujìn | to enter; to step into |
| 道路 | dàolù | road; path |
| 公路 | gōnglù | highway; road |
| 走过 | zǒuguò | to walk past; to pass by |
| 路边 | lù biān | curb; roadside; wayside |
| 一路顺风 | yīlù-shùnfēng | to have a pleasant journey (idiom) |
| 一路平安 | yīlù-píng'ān | to have a pleasant journey; Bon voyage! |
| 问路 | wènlù | to ask for directions; to ask the way (to some place) |
Questions about 走路
What does 走路 mean?
走路 (zǒulù) means "to walk; to go on foot; to leave; to depart".
How do you write 走路?
走路 is made of 2 characters: 走 (7 strokes), 路 (13 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.
Is 走路 an HSK word?
Yes. 走路 is on the HSK 1 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How do I say how long it takes to walk somewhere?
Put the time after 走路 with 要 or 需要. For example, 走路要十分钟 (zǒulù yào shí fēnzhōng) means it is a ten minute walk.
Can 走路 mean to quit or be fired?
Yes, informally. In sentences like 他被老板叫走路了, it means someone was told to leave the job. In everyday speech, though, the walking meaning is far more common.