Chinese word

长跑

Pronunciation

Pinyincháng pǎo

Meaning

  • nounlong-distance running

Example

我每天早上都跑长跑。wǒ měi tiān zǎo shàng dōu pǎo cháng pǎo

I go long-distance running every morning.

Illustration for 长跑 (long-distance running)

More examples

他在学校的长跑比赛中获得了第一名。tā zài xué xiào de cháng pǎo bǐ sài zhōng huò dé le dì yì míng

He won first place in the long-distance race at his school.

Core concept

Endurance running that stretches across a longer course or session and may be recreational or competitive.

Common phrases

  • 参加长跑cān jiā cháng pǎo

    take part in a long-distance race

  • 跑长跑pǎo cháng pǎo

    run long-distance races

  • 长跑训练cháng pǎo xùn liàn

    long-distance running training

  • 长跑比赛cháng pǎo bǐ sài

    long-distance race

Similar words

跑步pǎo bù: The activity of running regularly to improve health and physical fitness.

Definition in Chinese

指为锻炼耐力而进行的较长距离或较长时间的跑步活动。zhǐ wèi duàn liàn nài lì ér jìn xíng de jiào zhǎng jù lí huò jiào zhǎng shí jiān de pǎo bù huó dòng

Word origin

长 (cháng, "long") + 跑 (pǎo, "run") gives the word its literal picture of a run extended in distance or duration.

Usage tips

  • Unlike the English word race, this term can describe a regular exercise activity as well as a competitive event, so competition is not necessarily implied.

Other meanings

  • long-distance racenoun

Opposites

  • 短跑duán pǎosprintingnoun

Related words

  • 长跑者cháng pǎo zhělong-distance runnernoun

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