Chinese Verb "走" (zǒu)

to walk / to leave / to go

Movement verb

Basic Usage

Walk

Subject + 走 + direction

我们走吧。

Wǒmen zǒu ba.

Let's go.

Walk to

Subject + 走 + 到 + place

我走到学校。

Wǒ zǒu dào xuéxiào.

I walk to school.

Completed Action (了 (le))

Completed with 了

Subject + 走 + 了

他已经走了。

Tā yǐjīng zǒu le.

He already left.

Experience (过 (guò))

Experience with 过

Subject + 走 + 过 + place

我走过这条路。

Wǒ zǒu guò zhè tiáo lù.

I have walked this road before.

Ongoing Action (在/着)

In progress with 在

Subject + 在 + 走

他在路上走着。

Tā zài lùshàng zǒu zhe.

He is walking on the road.

Future / Intent (会/要/想)

Future with 要

Subject + 要 + 走 + 了

我要走了。

Wǒ yào zǒu le.

I'm about to leave.

Negation (不/没)

Don't go

别 + 走

别走！

Bié zǒu!

Don't go!

Can't walk

Subject + 走 + 不 + 动

我走不动了。

Wǒ zǒu bù dòng le.

I can't walk anymore.

Common Compounds & Related Words

Chinese	Pinyin	Meaning
走路	zǒulù	to walk
走开	zǒukāi	to go away
走运	zǒuyùn	to be lucky

Example Sentences

慢慢走，不要跑。

Mànman zǒu, bùyào pǎo.

Walk slowly, don't run.

你走错了。

Nǐ zǒu cuò le.

You went the wrong way.

从这儿走过去要十分钟。

Cóng zhèr zǒu guòqù yào shí fēnzhōng.

It takes ten minutes to walk from here.