Chinese word dictionary

跑酷

pǎo kù · (loanword) parkour

Practice word

Word information

Simplified跑酷

Traditional跑酷

Pinyinpǎo kù

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

跑pǎo

to run, to flee, to escape

酷kù

strong, stimulating; ruthless, intense

How to learn 跑酷

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Words with the same characters

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跑pǎo

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

跑步pǎobù

to run; to jog; (military) to march at the double

跑道pǎodào

athletic track; track; runway (i.e. airstrip)

奔跑bēnpǎo

to run

酷kù

ruthless; strong (e.g. of wine); (loanword) cool; hip

逃跑táopǎo

to flee from sth; to run away; to escape