高跷 高蹺 gāo qiāo stilts / walking on stilts as component of folk dance 吊楼 吊樓 diào lóu house overhanging a river, supported at the rear by stilts / house built in a hilly area, supported by stilts 散步 sàn bù to take a walk / to go for a walk syn 走动 走動 zǒu dòng to walk around / to move about / to stretch one's legs / to go for a walk / to be mobile (e.g. after an illness) / to visit one another / to socialize / to pay a visit (go to the toilet) syn 蹑 躡 niè to walk on tiptoe / to walk quietly / to tread (on) / to follow syn 逯 lù to walk cautiously / to walk aimlessly syn 走動 zǒu dòng to walk around / to move about / to stretch one's legs / to go for a walk / to be mobile (e.g. after an illness) / to visit one another / to pay a visit (go to the toilet) 健走 jiàn zǒu to walk briskly (for fitness) / to power-walk 架空 jià kōng to build (a hut etc) on stilts / to install (power lines etc) overhead / (fig.) unfounded / impractical / (fig.) to make sb a mere figurehead syn 跷 蹺 qiāo variant of 蹺|跷[qiao1] / to raise one's foot / stilts syn 走过 走過 zǒu guò to walk past / to pass by 走去 zǒu qù to walk over (to) 行走 xíng zǒu to walk syn 走路 zǒu lù to walk / to go on foot / to leave / to depart / (informal) to clear off / to beat it / (of sb who gets fired or resigns) to leave the job / to get out syn 喝道 hè dào to shout (i.e. to say in a loud voice) (usually followed by the words shouted) / (old) (of yamen bailiffs etc) to walk ahead of an official, shouting at pedestrians to clear the way syn 逛街 guàng jiē to take a walk / to window-shop / to stroll down the street 步行 bù xíng to go on foot / to walk syn 走入 zǒu rù to walk into 走开 走開 zǒu kāi to leave / to walk away / to beat it / to move aside syn 踏进 踏進 tà jìn to set foot in / to tread (in or on) / to walk into 踉跄 踉蹌 liàng qiàng to stagger / to walk falteringly syn 缓步 緩步 huǎn bù to walk slowly / to amble along / gradually / slowly syn 溜达 溜達 liū da to stroll / to go for a walk syn 步履 bù lǚ gait / to walk syn 暴走 bào zǒu out of control / berserk / to go for a long walk 蹒跚 蹣跚 pán shān to walk unsteadily / to stagger / to lurch / to hobble / to totter syn 走秀 zǒu xiù a fashion show / to walk the runway (in a fashion show) 扬长而去 揚長而去 yáng cháng ér qù to swagger off / to walk off (or drive off etc) without a second thought for those left behind 走道 zǒu dào pavement / sidewalk / path / walk / footpath / aisle syn 踏雪 tà xuě to go for a walk in the snow 夜行 yè xíng night walk / night departure / nocturnal 踏青 tà qīng lit. tread the green / go for a walk in the spring (when the grass has turned green) / spring hike season around Qingming festival 清明, 4th-6th April syn 蹑手蹑脚 躡手躡腳 niè shǒu niè jiǎo to walk quietly on tiptoe (idiom) syn 扭捏 niǔ nie affecting shyness or embarrassment / coy / mincing (walk, manner of speech) / mannered syn 腿脚 腿腳 tuǐ jiǎo legs and feet / ability to walk / strides syn 行 xíng to walk / to go / to travel / a visit / temporary / makeshift / current / in circulation / to do / to perform / capable / competent / effective / all right / OK! / will do / behavior / conduct / Taiwan pr. [xing4] for the behavior-conduct sense syn 自投罗网 自投羅網 zì tóu luó wǎng to walk right into the trap syn 顺手牵羊 順手牽羊 shùn shǒu qiān yáng lit. to lead away a goat while passing by (idiom) / fig. to opportunistically pocket sb's possessions and walk off syn 昂首阔步 昂首闊步 áng shǒu kuò bù striding forward with head high (idiom) / to walk with spirited and vigorous step / to strut syn 遛狗 liù gǒu to walk a dog 龙套 龍套 lóng tào costume of minor characters in opera, featuring dragon designs / walk-on syn 走钢丝 走鋼絲 zǒu gāng sī to walk a tightrope (literally or figuratively) 走 zǒu 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 撤走[che4 zou3]) / to change (shape, form, meaning) syn 走步 zǒu bù to walk / to step / pace / traveling (walking with the ball, a foul in basketball) 步履维艰 步履維艱 bù lǚ wéi jiān to have difficulty walking (idiom) / to walk with difficulty syn 冷藏室 lěng cáng shì walk-in refrigeration unit 步 bù a step / a pace / walk / march / stages in a process / situation syn 转 轉 zhuàn to revolve / to turn / to circle about / to walk about / classifier for revolutions (per minute etc): revs, rpm / classifier for repeated actions syn 徐步 xú bù to stroll / to walk slowly syn 游 遊 yóu to walk / to tour / to roam / to travel syn 趋 趨 qū to hasten / to hurry / to walk fast / to approach / to tend towards / to converge syn 践 踐 jiàn to fulfill (a promise) / to tread / to walk syn 跄 蹌 qiāng walk rapidly syn 蹭 céng to rub against / to walk slowly / to freeload (colloquial) syn 蹭 cèng to rub against / to walk slowly / (coll.) to freeload syn 遛 liù to stroll / to walk (an animal) syn 铤 鋌 tǐng big arrow / walk fast 踽 jǔ hunchbacked / walk alone 踅 chì walk with one leg syn 踅 xué to walk around / turn back midway syn 跞 躒 lì move / walk syn 跹 躚 xiān to manner of dancing / to walk around 徉 yáng to walk back and forth 徜 cháng sit cross-legged / walk back and forth 蹓 liù to stroll / walk a horse 躞 xiè to walk 蹐 jí walk with short steps 跐 cǐ to trample / to step / to walk on the ball of the foot 辵 chuò to walk (side part of split character) 踖 jí to step / walk reverently 躘 lóng to walk 踥 qiè to walk with small steps 快步流星 kuài bù liú xīng to walk quickly / striding quickly syn 道不同不相为谋 道不同不相為謀 dào bù tóng bù xiāng wéi móu lit. persons who walk different paths cannot make plans together / to go separate ways (idiom) 鱼贯而出 魚貫而出 yú guàn ér chū to file out / to walk out in a line 轻车熟路 輕車熟路 qīng chē shú lù lit. to drive a lightweight chariot on a familiar road (idiom) / fig. to do sth routinely and with ease / a walk in the park syn 邯郸学步 邯鄲學步 hán dān xué bù to copy the way they walk in Handan (idiom) / slavishly copying others, one risks becoming a caricature syn 鱼贯而入 魚貫而入 yú guàn ér rù to walk in in a line 踽踽独行 踽踽獨行 jǔ jǔ dú xíng to walk alone (idiom) 徐行 xú xíng to walk slowly / to stroll 跦 zhū pace back and forth / to walk 转来转去 轉來轉去 zhuàn lái zhuàn qù to rove around / to run around in circles / to walk back and forth syn 夂 zhǐ "walk slowly" component in Chinese characters / see also 冬字頭|冬字头[dong1 zi4 tou2] 牄 qiāng to walk rapidly 蹜 suō walk carefully 三人行,则必有我师 三人行,則必有我師 sān rén xíng , zé bì yǒu wǒ shī If three walk together, one of them can teach me sth (Confucius) 三人行,必有我师 三人行,必有我師 sān rén xíng , bì yǒu wǒ shī lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects of Confucius) / you have sth to learn from everyone 冬字头 冬字頭 dōng zì tóu name of "walk slowly" component 夂[zhi3] in Chinese characters 太空漫步 tài kōng màn bù space walk 慢行 màn xíng to walk slowly syn 扭扭捏捏 niǔ niǔ niē niē affecting shyness or embarrassment / coy / mincing (walk, manner of speech) / mannered syn 拌蒜 bàn suàn to stagger (walk unsteadily) 拾级而上 拾級而上 shè jí ér shàng to walk slowly up a flight of steps (idiom) 揄袂 yú mèi to walk with the hands in one's sleeves 横爬行 橫爬行 héng pá xíng to walk sideways / crab-wise 款步 kuǎn bù to walk slowly / with deliberate steps 步态蹒跚 步態蹣跚 bù tài pán shān to walk unsteadily 步武 bù wǔ to walk in someone's steps / to follow in someone's footsteps (literary) / a step (literary)