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pǎobù

跑步pǎobùpǎobù
to run (for exercise)
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Usages of pǎobù

我wǒ　不bú　太tài　喜欢xǐhuan　跑步pǎobù，　但是dànshì　觉得juéde　做zuò　一点儿yìdiǎnr　运动yùndòng　对duì　健康jiànkāng　很hěn　好hǎo。wǒ bú tài xǐhuan pǎobù, dànshì juéde zuò yìdiǎnr yùndòng duì jiànkāng hěn hǎo.
I don’t really like running, but I think doing a bit of exercise is very good for health.
他tā　下班xiàbān　以后yǐhòu　在zài　公园gōngyuán　跑步pǎobù。tā xiàbān yǐhòu zài gōngyuán pǎobù.
He jogs in the park after work.
她tā　买mǎi　了le　一yì双shuāng　新xīn　运动鞋yùndòngxié，　说shuō　在zài　公园gōngyuán　跑步pǎobù　的de　时候shíhou　比bǐ　穿chuān　平时píngshí　的de　鞋子xiézi　舒服shūfu　多duō。tā mǎi le yìshuāng xīn yùndòngxié, shuō zài gōngyuán pǎobù de shíhou bǐ chuān píngshí de xiézi shūfu duō.
She bought a pair of new sneakers, saying that running in the park in them is much more comfortable than wearing her usual shoes.

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yíyàngtā de zhōngwén gēn nǐ de yíyàng hǎo.shūcàizhè jiā fàndiàn de cài gēn chāoshì lǐ de shūcài yíyàng xīnxiān.yùndòngpǎobùtā měitiān zǎoshang qù gōngyuán yùndòng, chángcháng pǎobù.tā xiàbān yǐhòu zài gōngyuán pǎobù.
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