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)
ground (土) + foot (止) = to walk and go
止 originally depicted a foot (toes and sole), so the character captures feet pressing against the ground in motion. Together they evoke the basic human act of putting foot to earth and moving forward.
我们走路去公园吧。
wǒ men zǒu lù qù gōng yuán ba。
Let's walk to the park.
他昨天走了，没有和我说再见。
tā zuó tiān zǒu le，méi yǒu hé wǒ shuō zài jiàn。
He left yesterday without saying goodbye to me.
Words with 走
走过场
zǒu guò chǎng
to go through the motions
走散
zǒu sàn
to wander off
走兽
zǒu shòu
(four-footed) animal
走弯路
zǒu wān lù
to take an indirect route
走马灯
zǒu mǎ dēng
lantern with a carousel of paper horses rotating under convection, used at Lantern Festival 元宵節|元宵节[Yuan2 xiao1 jie2]
走入
zǒu rù
to walk into
走漏
zǒu lòu
to leak (information, secrets etc)
铤而走险
tǐng ér zǒu xiǎn
to take a risk out of desperation (idiom)
拿走
ná zǒu
to take away
走出
zǒu chū
to leave (a room etc); to go out through (a door etc)
走着瞧
zǒu zhe qiáo
wait and see (who is right)
逐走
zhú zǒu
to turn away