How to say 走

  • Traditional characters: 走
  • Pinyin (Taiwan standard): zǒu
  • Zhuyin (bopomofo): ㄗㄡˇ
  • Meaning: to walk

Hear it in a Taiwan accent:

走 in example sentences

Real lines from CiaoSpeak’s graded stories, each with pinyin, an English translation and Taiwan-accent audio.

走！

zǒu

Let's go eat!

From the story 你要吃什麼？ (What Do You Want to Eat?)

我要走了！

wǒ yào zǒu le

I've gotta run!

From the story 你是老師嗎？ (Are You a Teacher?)

大衛！走！

Dàwèi zǒu

David! Let's go!

From the story 珍珠奶茶！ (Bubble Tea!)

台北的夏天不一樣。三十六度，走十分鐘你就會想回家。

Tái běi de xià tiān bù yí yàng sān shí liù dù zǒu shí fēn zhōng nǐ jiù huì xiǎng huí jiā

Taipei summer is different. Thirty-six degrees — ten minutes of walking and you'll want to go home.

From the story 三十六度 (Thirty-Six Degrees)

難怪你想去公園。走，我帶你去市場。

nán guài nǐ xiǎng qù gōng yuán zǒu wǒ dài nǐ qù shì chǎng

No wonder you want the park. Come on, I'm taking you to the market.

From the story 三十六度 (Thirty-Six Degrees)

Where 走 is taught

  • Unit level: TOCFL Novice 1 (CiaoSpeak’s placement, not the official TOCFL word list)
  • Unit: Everyday Words
  • Lesson: Simple Actions
  • Taught just before: 跑
  • Taught just after: 跳