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HSK 2 word · verb

zǒu

to walk; to go

Stroke order

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7 strokes

Example sentence

我们走吧。

Wǒmen zǒu ba.

Let's go.

More sentences with

书被他拿走了。

Shū bèi tā ná zǒu le.

The book was taken away by him.

我的笔记本被同事借走了。

Wǒ de bǐjìběn bèi tóngshì jiè zǒu le.

My notebook was borrowed by a colleague.

我宁可走路也不坐出租车,因为路上太堵了。

Wǒ nìngkě zǒulù yě bú zuò chūzūchē, yīnwèi lù shàng tài dǔ le.

I would rather walk than take a taxi because the road is too congested.

Character breakdown

soil

+

stop

=

walk

Feet move over soil (土) without stopping (止) — to walk.

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What does 走 mean?
走 (zǒu) means "to walk; to go" in English. It is an HSK 2 vocabulary word.
How many strokes does 走 have?
走 has 7 strokes. Follow the stroke order diagram above to write it correctly.
Which HSK level is 走 in?
走 is part of the HSK 2 word list, so it belongs to the elementary vocabulary band taught in the daily lessons.