| pǎo | to run/to escape/race |
| 跑 | to run to escape race |
| 跑买卖 | be a commercial traveler; be a commercial traveller |
| 跑了和尚，跑不了寺 | the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom) you can run this time, but you'll have to come back I'll get you sooner or later |
| 跑了和尚，跑不了庙 | the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom) you can run this time, but you'll have to come back I'll get you sooner or later |
| 跑光 | edge light |
| 跑冒滴漏 | evaporating, emitting, dripping or leaking of liquid or gas; evaporate |
| 跑出 | to run out |
| 跑刀 | speed skate; racing skate |
| 跑动 | run |
| 跑单帮 | travel around trading on one's own |
| 跑反 | flee from war or banditry |
| 跑味 | to lose flavor |
| 跑味儿 | to lose flavor |
| 跑圆场 | walk around the stage |
| 跑垒 | running between bases (in baseball) |
| 跑垒员 | runner (in baseball) |
| 跑堂 | waiter |
| 跑堂儿 | To work as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant. |
| 跑堂儿的 | waiter |
| 跑墒 | evaporation of water in soil; loss of moisture in soil |