How is 走 pronounced?

走 is pronounced “zǒu” in pinyin.

What HSK level is 走?

走 belongs to HSK 2 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

How do you write 走?

Follow the stroke-order animation above; 走 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

HSK 2verb

走

zǒu

走 (zǒu) means “to walk; to go; to run; to move (of vehicle); to visit; to leave; to go away; to die (euph.); from; through; away (in compound verbs, such as 走); to change (shape, form, meaning)”. It is an HSK 2 Chinese character in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Stroke order

Practice writing

Example

我走路去学校。

Wǒ zǒu lù qù xuéxiào.

I walk to school.

Words containing 走

飞禽走兽fēi qín zǒu shòu(idiom) birds and animals 走廊zǒu lángcorridor; aisle; hallway; passageway; veranda 走漏zǒu lòuto leak (information, secrets etc); to smuggle and evade tax; to suffer shrinkage (partial loss of goods due to theft etc)走私zǒu sīto smuggle; to have an illicit affair 走路zǒu lùto walk; to go on foot 走过zǒu guòto walk past; to pass by 拿走ná zǒuto take away 逃走táo zǒuto escape; to flee; to run away 走开zǒu kāito leave; to walk away; to beat it; to move aside 走进zǒu jìnto enter

More HSK 2 vocabulary

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Frequently asked questions

What does 走 mean?: 走 (zǒu) means “to walk; to go; to run; to move (of vehicle); to visit; to leave; to go away; to die (euph.); from; through; away (in compound verbs, such as 走); to change (shape, form, meaning)”. It is an HSK 2 word.
How is 走 pronounced?: 走 is pronounced “zǒu” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 走?: 走 belongs to HSK 2 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 走?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 走 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-05-27