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Jyutping paau4
Pinyin pǎo

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. animal using their feet to dig the soil

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Jyutping paau2
Pinyin pǎo

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to run
  2. to run away
  3. to escape
  4. to run around (on errands etc)
  5. (of a gas or liquid) to leak or evaporate
  6. (verb complement) away
  7. off
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (verb) Jog
  2. 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/to flee/to leave in a hurry/to raise money/to look for money
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    腳郁​得​快過​平時​,​而且​喺​每​一步​都​會​有​一刻​離地​,​令到​速度​快過​行路
    to run
    • 跑去車站
      跑去车站
      paau2 heoi3 ce1 zaam6
      to run to the (railroad or bus) stop / station
    • 小明真係跑得好快。
      小明真系跑得好快。
      siu2 ming4 zan1 hai6 paau2 dak1 hou2 faai3.
      Siu Ming runs really fast.
  2. 近義詞
    跑步
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    to run
  2. character
    to rush about; to make the rounds; to be busy
  3. character
    to run away; to flee
  4. character, colloquial
    to run (a program)
    • 三星的DeX可以拿來跑Linux了
      三星的DeX可以拿来跑Linux了
      sān xīng de DeX kě yǐ ná lái pǎo Linux le
      X
  5. character, dialectal
    to walk; to stroll; to go to
  6. character, Taiwanese-Hokkien
    to steal and run away
  7. character, Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou-Hokkien
    well-liked; popular
  8. character
    to go away; to be gone; to be lost
  9. character
    to leak; to evaporate
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. run, flee, leave in hurry
  2. Cangjie Input
    RMPRU
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 一级词汇表 #283
  2. HSK3 一级汉字表 #170
  3. HSK3 初等手写字表 #171

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Jyutping paau2
Pinyin páo

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. (of an animal) to paw (the ground)
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, of an animal
    to paw the earth
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    这狗跑得多快啊!
    這狗跑得多快啊!
    zhè gǒu pǎo dé duō kuài a !
    • How fast that dog runs!
    • This dog runs very fast!
  2. Mandarin
    没有人跑在他前面。
    沒有人跑在他前面。
    méi yǒu rén pǎo zài tā qián miàn 。
    • No one ran ahead of him.
  3. Mandarin
    你不应该在学校大楼里奔跑。
    你不應該在學校大樓裏奔跑。
    nǐ bù yīng gāi zài xué xiào dà lóu lǐ bēn pǎo 。
    • You must not run in the school buildings.
  4. Mandarin
    那个学生跑得很快,不是吗?
    那個學生跑得很快,不是嗎?
    nà ge xué sheng pǎo de hěn kuài , bù shì ma ?
    • That student runs fast, doesn't he?
    • That student is very fast at running, isn't he?
  5. Mandarin
    着火了!快跑啊!
    着火了!快跑啊!
    zháo huǒ le ! kuài pǎo a !
    • Fire! Run!
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    佢用十二秒就跑完一百米。
    佢用十二秒就跑完一百米。
    keoi5 jung6 sap6 ji6 miu5 zau6 paau2 jyun4 jat1 baak3 mai5 。
    • He ran a hundred metres in twelve seconds.
  2. Cantonese
    唔好喺呢度跑嚟跑去。
    唔好喺呢度跑嚟跑去。
    m4 hou3 hai2 nei4 dou6 paau2 lai4 paau2 heoi3 。
    • Don't run here.
  3. Cantonese
    我见到隔篱屋养𠮶只狗喺个花园里面跑嚟跑去。
    我見到隔籬屋養嗰隻狗喺個花園裏面跑嚟跑去。
    ngo5 gin3 dou3 gaak3 lei4 uk1 joeng5 go2 zek3 gau2 hai2 go3 faa1 jyun4 leoi5 min6 paau2 lai4 paau2 heoi3 。
    • I saw my neighbor's dog running around in the yard.
  4. Cantonese
    你跑得几快都追唔上佢㗎喇。
    你跑得幾快都追唔上佢㗎喇。
    nei5 paau2 dak1 gei2 faai3 dou1 zeoi1 m4 soeng5 keoi5 gaa3 laa3 。
    • No matter how fast you run, you won't catch up with him.
  5. Cantonese
    𠮶只马跑得咁快嘅!
    嗰隻馬跑得咁快嘅!
    go2 zek3 maa5 paau2 dak1 gam3 faai3 ge3 !
    • How fast that horse runs!
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢跑得好快。
    佢跑得好快。
    keoi5 paau2 dak1 hou2 faai3
    • He's running fast. / He runs fast.
  2. Cantonese
    九七年之后,香港都系马照跑、舞照跳。
    九七年之後,香港都係馬照跑、舞照跳。
    gau2 cat1 nin4 zi1 hau6, hoeng1 gong2 dou1 hai6 maa5 ziu3 paau2, mou5 ziu3 tiu3.
    • After 1997, the dancing and horse racing will continue as before in Hong Kong.
  3. Cantonese
    一部跑车
    一部跑車
    jat1 bou6 paau2 ce1
    • a sports car
  4. Cantonese
    保特再次喺100米短跑封王。
    保特再次喺100米短跑封王。
    bou2 dak6 zoi3 ci3 hai2 jat1 baak3 mai5 dyun2 paau2 fung1 wong4.
    • Usain Bolt won the 100m sprint again.
  5. Cantonese
    个神童好劲㗎!跑步读书弹琴社交瓣瓣掂。
    個神童好勁㗎!跑步讀書彈琴社交瓣瓣掂。
    go3 san4 tung4 hou2 ging6 gaa3! paau2 bou6 duk6 syu1 taan4 kam4 se5 gaau1 faan6 faan6 dim6.
    • That prodigy are phenomenal! He's good across the fields, like running, studying, piano and social relationships.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    跑数狗
    跑數狗
    paau2 sou3 gau2
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    她最近跑到上海去了。
    她最近跑到上海去了。
    tā zuì jìn pǎo dào shàng hǎi qù le .
    • X
  2. Mandarin
    扒手偷了她的皮夹子跑了。
    扒手偷了她的皮夾子跑了。
    pá shǒu tōu le tā de pí jiā zǐ pǎo le .
    • The pickpocket pinched her purse and ran away.
  3. Mandarin
    他一下跑个两三公里都不在话下。
    他一下跑個兩三公里都不在話下。
    tā yī xià pǎo gè liǎng sān gōng lǐ dōu bù zài huà xià .
    • Running two or three kilometers in one go is a piece of cake for him.
  4. Mandarin
    他一得空便跑出去玩。
    他一得空便跑出去玩。
    tā yī dé kòng biàn pǎo chū qù wán .
    • X
  5. Mandarin
    阿Q没有说完话,拔步便跑;追来的是一匹很肥大的黑狗。
    阿Q沒有説完話,拔步便跑;追來的是一匹很肥大的黑狗。
    ā Q méi yǒu shuō wán huà , bá bù biàn pǎo ; zhuī lái de shì yī pǐ hěn féi dà de hēi gǒu .
    • Leaving his sentence unfinished, Ah Q took to his heels as fast as he could, followed by an enormously fat, black dog.