走

• 拼音: zǒu
• 汉字拆解: 走 = 土 (earth) + 止 (foot) — a foot moving across the ground; to walk, to go

含义

To walk; to go; to leave. A fundamental verb of motion.

One of the most basic verbs in Chinese with several related meanings. It can mean 'to walk' (走路), 'to go' (我们走吧 — let's go), or 'to leave' (他走了 — he left). Also used as a directional complement: 走出去 (walk out), 走过来 (walk over). In ancient Chinese it meant 'to run', but in modern Chinese it means 'to walk'.

例句

1. 我们走吧。
2. 他已经走了。
3. 从这里走十分钟就到了。

用法指南

语境: everyday, movement

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 我们走吧！(Let's go!)
• 他昨天走了。(He left yesterday.)

错误说法

• 我走了学校。(Don't use 走 transitively for 'went to' — say 我去了学校 or 我走到了学校)

起源与历史

A pictograph showing a person in motion with feet, originally meaning 'to run' in ancient Chinese. The meaning shifted to 'to walk' in modern Mandarin.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal