走zǒuto walk

1. 1.

   to walkverb

2. 2.

   to goverb

3. 3.

   to leave; to go awayverb

• 走to walk

走 covers walking on foot and leaving; for going to a named place beginners often use 去, while 走 highlights walking or departing.

1. HSK 2

   我们走吧。

   Wǒmen zǒu ba.

   Let's go / Let's leave.

2. HSK 2

   他走得很快。

   Tā zǒu de hěn kuài.

   He walks very fast.

3. HSK 2

   我现在要走。

   Wǒ xiànzài yào zǒu.

   I have to leave now.

4. HSK 2

   你可以走这条路。

   Nǐ kěyǐ zǒu zhè tiáo lù.

   You can take this road.

走 often means walk or leave. 去 marks going to a place or going to do something. For "go to school," say 去学校; for "I'm leaving now," 我现在走 fits better than 我现在去 alone.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   你现在走吗？

   Nǐ xiànzài zǒu ma?

   Are you leaving now?

2. 
   Speaker B:

   对，我现在要走。

   Duì, wǒ xiànzài yào zǒu.

   Yes, I have to leave now.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   我们一起走吧。

   Wǒmen yìqǐ zǒu ba.

   Let's leave together.

4. 
   Speaker B:

   好，我们走。

   Hǎo, wǒmen zǒu.

   Okay, let's go.

5. 
   Speaker A:

   这条路可以走吗？

   Zhè tiáo lù kěyǐ zǒu ma?

   Can we take this road?

6. 
   Speaker B:

   可以，我们走这条路。

   Kěyǐ, wǒmen zǒu zhè tiáo lù.

   Yes, let's take this road.

1. 1.Fill in the blank: 我现在要___。

   A走B是C的
2. 2.Which best means "Let's go / Let's leave"?

   A我们是吧。B我们走吧。C我们的吧。
3. 3.Fill in the blank: 他___得很快。

   A很B走C会

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• 要yàoto want; to need; to ask forHSK 1
• 可以kě yǐcan; may; possible; able toHSK 1

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