| 1 | 跑 | 跑 | pǎo | pao3 | to run; to run away; to escape; to run around (on errands etc); (of a gas or liquid) to leak or evaporate; (verb complement) away; off | | |
| 2 | 跑出 | 跑出 | pǎo chū | pao3 chu1 | to run out | | |
| 3 | 跑步 | 跑步 | pǎo bù | pao3 bu4 | to run; to jog; (military) to march at the double | | |
| 4 | 跑马场 | 跑馬場 | pǎo mǎ chǎng | pao3 ma3 chang3 | racecourse | | |
| 5 | 跑路 | 跑路 | pǎo lù | pao3 lu4 | to travel on foot; (informal) to run off; to abscond | | |
| 6 | 跑了和尚跑不了庙 | 跑了和尚跑不了廟 | pǎo le hé shàng pǎo bù liǎo miào | pao3 le5 he2 shang4 pao3 bu4 liao3 miao4 | 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; also written 跑得了和尚 ,跑得了和尚 ,跑不了庙 | | |
| 7 | 跑团 | 跑團 | pǎo tuán | pao3 tuan2 | tabletop role-playing game | | |
| 8 | 跑来跑去 | 跑來跑去 | pǎo lái pǎo qù | pao3 lai2 pao3 qu4 | to scamper; to run around | | |
| 9 | 跑堂 | 跑堂 | pǎo táng | pao3 tang2 | waiter (old) | | |
| 10 | 跑马圈地 | 跑馬圈地 | pǎo mǎ quān dì | pao3 ma3 quan1 di4 | rushing to stake one's claim in new markets | | |
| 11 | 跑马山 | 跑馬山 | pǎo mǎ shān | Pao3 ma3 Shan1 | Paoma Mountain in Kangding 康定 , Sichuan | | |
| 12 | 跑马厅 | 跑馬廳 | pǎo mǎ tīng | pao3 ma3 ting1 | horse racing track; racetrack | | |
| 13 | 跑冒滴漏 | 跑冒滴漏 | pǎo mào dī lòu | pao3 mao4 di1 lou4 | a slow drain on funds (idiom) | | |
| 14 | 跑跑颠颠 | 跑跑顛顛 | pǎo pǎo diān diān | pao3 pao3 dian1 dian1 | to work hectically; to be on the go; to run around attending to various tasks | | |
| 15 | 跑票 | 跑票 | pǎo piào | pao3 piao4 | to vote against the party line; to vote contrary to one's promise | | |
| 16 | 跑前跑后 | 跑前跑後 | pǎo qián pǎo hòu | pao3 qian2 pao3 hou4 | to be busy (idiom) | | |
| 17 | 跑神儿 | 跑神兒 | pǎo shén r | pao3 shen2 r5 | absent-minded; one's mind is wandering | | |
| 18 | 跑台实验 | 跑臺實驗 | pǎo tái shí yàn | pao3 tai2 shi2 yan4 | treadmill test | | |
| 19 | 跑龙套 | 跑龍套 | pǎo lóng tào | pao3 long2 tao4 | to play a small role | | |
| 20 | 跑堂儿的 | 跑堂兒的 | pǎo táng r de | pao3 tang2 r5 de5 | waiter | | |
| 21 | 跑题 | 跑題 | pǎo tí | pao3 ti2 | to digress; to stray from the topic | | |
| 22 | 跑腿 | 跑腿 | pǎo tuǐ | pao3 tui3 | to run errands | | |
| 23 | 跑腿儿 | 跑腿兒 | pǎo tuǐ r | pao3 tui3 r5 | to run errands | | |
| 24 | 跑腿子 | 跑腿子 | pǎo tuǐ zi | pao3 tui3 zi5 | (dialect) to live as a bachelor; bachelor | | |
| 25 | 跑外 | 跑外 | pǎo wài | pao3 wai4 | Running outside | | |