走 zau² {zǒu}

(verb) to miss (deals, opportunity)

走 zau² {zǒu}

1. to walk
2. to go
3. to run
4. to move (of vehicle)
5. to visit
6. to leave
7. to go away
8. to die (euph.)
9. from
10. through
11. away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走)
12. to change (shape, form, meaning)

走冰 zau² bing¹ {zǒu bīng}

without ice (usually used when placing orders for drinks)

走單〔-单〕 zau² daan¹ {zǒu dān}

to leave without paying the bill

走趯 zau² dek³ {zǒu tì}

(v.) to rush around; to be busy running about

走電〔-电〕 zau² din⁶ {zǒu diàn}

current leakage

走粉 zau² fan² {zǒu fěn}

heroin trafficking (spoken)

走埠 zau² fau⁶ {zǒu bù}

always on the move internationally for a living (spoken)

走火 zau² fo² {zǒu huǒ}

to escape from fire

走雞〔-鸡〕 zau² gai¹ {zǒu jī}

(slang) to miss out on an exclusive deal / bargain / chance / opportunity

走狗 zau² gau² {zǒu gǒu}

traitor

走鬼 zau² gwai² {zǒu guǐ}

unlicensed street stall vendors to escape from officers (Cantonese)

走光 zau² gwong¹ {zǒu guāng}

1. wardrobe malfunction (slip, upskirt etc); accidental exposure 2.overexposure (photography)

走學〔-学〕 zau² hok⁶ {zǒu xué}

to play hooky / truant from school; to skive off school; to skip a lesson

走油 zau² jau⁴ {zǒu yóu}

to fry (food) lightly

走甩 zau² lat¹ {zǒu shuǎi}

to manage to escape or flee from someone

走佬 zau² lou² {zǒu lǎo}

to run away

走難〔-难〕 zau² naan⁶ {zǒu nán}

(verb) to run away from a catastrophe/disaster

走數〔-数〕 zau² sou³ {zǒu shù}

1. breaking a promise 2. not paying a debt

走投 zau² tau⁴ {zǒu tóu}

left; leaving (spoken)

走頭〔-头〕 zau² tau⁴ {zǒu tóu}

to go away; to flee; to run off 8

走堂 zau² tong⁴ {zǒu táng}

to play truant

走回 zau² wui⁴ {zǒu huí}

to go back to; to return to

走盞〔-盏〕 zau² zaan² {zǒu zhǎn}

space for compromising (spoken)

走趲〔-趱〕 zau² zaan² {zǒu zǎn}

flexibility (spoken)

走板 zau² baan² {zǒu bǎn}

1. to be off the beat
2. to sound awful (of singing)
3. (fig.) to wander off the topic
4. (diving) to step toward the end of the board
5. approach

走避 zau² bei⁶ {zǒu bì}

1. to run away
2. to escape
3. to avoid

走寶〔-宝〕 zau² bou² {zǒu bǎo}

to miss an opportunity (Cantonese)

走步 zau² bou⁶ {zǒu bù}

1. to walk
2. to step
3. pace
4. traveling (walking with the ball, a foul in basketball)

走出 zau² ceot¹ {zǒu chū}

1. to move away from
2. to walk away from

走俏 zau² ciu³ {zǒu qiào}

1. (a product) sells well
2. to be in demand

走錯〔-错〕 zau² co³ {zǒu cuò}

1. to go the wrong way
2. to take the wrong (road, exit etc)

走低 zau² dai¹ {zǒu dī}

1. to go down
2. to decline

走丟〔-丢〕 zau² diu¹ {zǒu diū}

1. to wander off
2. to get lost

走掉 zau² diu⁶ {zǒu diào}

to leave

走調〔-调〕 zau² diu⁶ {zǒu diào}

1. out of tune
2. off-key

走道 zau² dou⁶ {zǒu dào}

1. pavement
2. sidewalk
3. path
4. walk
5. footpath
6. aisle

走讀〔-读〕 zau² duk⁶ {zǒu dú}

to attend a day school

走動〔-动〕 zau² dung⁶ {zǒu dòng}

1. to walk around
2. to move about
3. to stretch one's legs
4. to go for a walk
5. to be mobile (e.g. after an illness)
6. to visit one another
7. to pay a visit (go to the toilet)

走火 zau² fo² {zǒu huǒ}

1. to go off accidentally
2. to catch fire

走訪〔-访〕 zau² fong² {zǒu fǎng}

1. to visit
2. to travel to

走風〔-风〕 zau² fung¹ {zǒu fēng}

1. to leak (a secret)
2. to transpire

走近 zau² gan⁶ {zǒu jìn}

1. to approach
2. to draw near to

走狗 zau² gau² {zǒu gǒu}

1. hunting dog
2. hound
3. (fig.) running dog
4. lackey

走鬼 zau² gwai² {zǒu guǐ}

unlicensed street vendor

走過〔-过〕 zau² gwo³ {zǒu guò}

1. to walk past
2. to pass by

走光 zau² gwong¹ {zǒu guāng}

1. to expose oneself
2. to be completely gone

走去 zau² heoi³ {zǒu qù}

to walk over (to)

走險〔-险〕 zau² him² {zǒu xiǎn}

1. to take risks
2. to run risks

走向 zau² hoeng³ {zǒu xiàng}

1. direction
2. strike (i.e. angle of inclination in geology)
3. inclination
4. trend
5. to move towards
6. to head for

走開〔-开〕 zau² hoi¹ {zǒu kāi}

1. to go somewhere else
2. Get out of the way!

走紅〔-红〕 zau² hung⁴ {zǒu hóng}

1. to be popular
2. to be in luck
3. to have good luck
4. to develop smoothly

走音 zau² jam¹ {zǒu yīn}

1. off-key
2. out of tune (music)

走人 zau² jan⁴ {zǒu rén}

1. to leave
2. to let sb leave

走入 zau² jap⁶ {zǒu rù}

to walk into

走形 zau² jing⁴ {zǒu xíng}

1. out of shape
2. to lose shape
3. to deform

走樣〔-样〕 zau² joeng² {zǒu yàng}

1. to lose shape
2. to deform

走穴 zau² jyut⁶ {zǒu xué}

(of itinerant entertainers) to tour, playing in many venues

走禽 zau² kam⁴ {zǒu qín}

Ratitae (formerly Cursores) flightless birds such as ostriches

走漏 zau² lau⁶ {zǒu lòu}

1. to leak (of information, liquid etc)
2. to divulge

走廊 zau² long² {zǒu láng}

1. corridor
2. aisle
3. hallway
4. colonnade
5. passageway
6. piazza
7. veranda

走路 zau² lou⁶ {zǒu lù}

1. to walk
2. to go on foot

走馬〔-马〕 zau² maa⁵ {zǒu mǎ}

1. to ride (a horse)
2. to go on horseback

走味 zau² mei⁶ {zǒu wèi}

to lose flavor

走眼 zau² ngaan⁵ {zǒu yǎn}

1. a mistake
2. an oversight
3. an error of judgment

走票 zau² piu³ {zǒu piào}

amateur performance (in theater)

走山 zau² saan¹ {zǒu shān}

1. landslide
2. avalanche
3. to take a walk in the mountains

走散 zau² saan³ {zǒu sàn}

1. to wander off
2. to stray
3. to get lost

走勢〔-势〕 zau² sai³ {zǒu shì}

1. tendency
2. trend
3. path

走心 zau² sam¹ {zǒu xīn}

1. to take care
2. to be mindful

走神 zau² san⁴ {zǒu shén}

1. absent-minded
2. one's mind is wandering

走失 zau² sat¹ {zǒu shī}

1. lost
2. missing
3. to lose (sb in one's charge)
4. to get lost
5. to wander away
6. to lose (flavor, freshness, shape, hair, one's good looks etc)
7. to lose meaning (in translation)

走獸〔-兽〕 zau² sau³ {zǒu shòu}

1. (four-footed) animal
2. beast

走秀 zau² sau³ {zǒu xiù}

1. a fashion show
2. to walk the runway (in a fashion show)

走水 zau² seoi² {zǒu shuǐ}

1. to leak
2. to flow
3. to catch on fire

走私 zau² si¹ {zǒu sī}

1. to smuggle
2. to have an illicit affair

走時〔-时〕 zau² si⁴ {zǒu shí}

1. (of a watch or clock) to keep time
2. (physics) propagation time
3. travel time (of a wave)

走色 zau² sik¹ {zǒu sè}

1. to lose color
2. to fade

走扇 zau² sin³ {zǒu shàn}

not closing properly (of door, window etc)

走繩〔-绳〕 zau² sing⁴ {zǒu shéng}

tightrope walking

走相 zau² soeng³ {zǒu xiàng}

to lose one's good looks

走索 zau² sok³ {zǒu suǒ}

tightrope walking

走題〔-题〕 zau² tai⁴ {zǒu tí}

1. to get off the main topic
2. to digress

走運〔-运〕 zau² wan⁶ {zǒu yùn}

1. to have good luck
2. lucky
3. in luck

走嘴 zau² zeoi² {zǒu zuǐ}

1. a slip of the tongue
2. to blurt out (a secret or stupid mistake)

走進〔-进〕 zau² zeon³ {zǒu jìn}

to enter

走卒 zau² zeot¹ {zǒu zú}

1. pawn (i.e. foot soldier)
2. servant
3. lackey (of malefactor)

走子 zau² zi² {zǒu zǐ}

a move (in chess)

走白牌 zau² baak⁶ paai⁴ {zǒu bái pái}

unauthorised usage of a vehicle for goods or public transportation (spoken)

走歸左〔-归-〕 zau² gwai¹ zo² {zǒu guī zuǒ}

to go astray; to fall into the wrong path; to be misguided; to be misled; to go off the track; to take a wrong step in life

走下坡 zau² haa⁶ po¹ {zǒu xià pō}

to go downhill; going down; to be on a downward path; to be on the decline

走廊位 zau² long⁴ wai² {zǒu láng wèi}

aisle seat

走唔起 zau² m⁴ hei² {zǒu wú qǐ}

to be unable to go (somewhere)

走唔甩 zau² m⁴ lat¹ {zǒu ń shuǎi}

cannot get away with

走精面 zau² zing¹ min⁶ {zǒu jīng miàn}

taking an unauthorised shortcut (spoken)

走背字 zau² bui⁶ zi⁶ {zǒu bèi zì}

to have bad luck

走親戚〔-亲-〕 zau² can¹ cik¹ {zǒu qīn qi}

to visit relatives

走地雞〔--鸡〕 zau² dei⁶ gai¹ {zǒu dì jī}

free-range chicken

走地盤〔--盘〕 zau² dei⁶ pun⁴ {zǒu dì pán}

1. live betting
2. in-play wagering

走江湖 zau² gong¹ wu⁴ {zǒu jiāng hú}

to travel around the country (as itinerant peddler or entertainer)

走鋼絲〔-钢丝〕 zau² gong³ si¹ {zǒu gāng sī}

to walk a tightrope (literally or figuratively)

走過場〔-过场〕 zau² gwo³ coeng⁴ {zǒu guò chǎng}

to go through the motions

走後門〔-后门〕 zau² hau⁶ mun⁴ {zǒu hòu mén}

1. lit. to enter by the back door
2. fig. to gain influence by pull or unofficial channels
3. back door or under the counter connections

走好運〔--运〕 zau² hou² wan⁶ {zǒu hǎo yùn}

to experience good luck

走形兒〔--儿〕 zau² jing⁴ ji⁴ {zǒu xíng r}

1. out of shape
2. to lose shape
3. to deform

走形式 zau² jing⁴ sik¹ {zǒu xíng shì}

to go through the formalities

走樣兒〔-样儿〕 zau² joeng⁶ ji⁴ {zǒu yàng r}

1. to lose shape
2. to deform

走圓場〔-圆场〕 zau² jyun⁴ coeng⁴ {zǒu yuán chǎng}

to walk around the stage (to indicate scene changes)

走來回〔-来-〕 zau² loi⁴ wui⁴ {zǒu lái huí}

1. to make a round trip
2. a return journey

走馬燈〔-马灯〕 zau² maa⁵ dang¹ {zǒu mǎ dēng}

1. lantern with carousel of paper horses, rotating under convection, used at Lantern festival 元宵節
2. fig. constant busy circulation of people

走門路〔-门-〕 zau² mun⁴ lou⁶ {zǒu mén lù}

1. to use social connections
2. to toady to influential people

走娘家 zau² noeng⁴ gaa¹ {zǒu niáng jiā}

(of a wife) to visit one's parental home

走內線〔-内线〕 zau² noi⁶ sin³ {zǒu nèi xiàn}

1. insider contacts
2. via private channels
3. to seek influence with sb via family members (possibly dishonest or underhand)

走神兒〔--儿〕 zau² san⁴ ji⁴ {zǒu shén r}

1. absent-minded
2. one's mind is wandering

走私品 zau² si¹ ban² {zǒu sī pǐn}

1. smuggled product
2. contraband
3. pirate product

走私貨〔--货〕 zau² si¹ fo³ {zǒu sī huò}

smuggled goods

走彎路〔-弯-〕 zau² waan¹ lou⁶ {zǒu wān lù}

1. to take an indirect route
2. to waste one's time by using an inappropriate method

走為上〔-为-〕 zau² wai⁴ soeng⁶ {zǒu wéi shàng}

1. If everything else fails, retreat. (idiom)
2. see also 三十六計，走為上策，走为上策

走資派〔-资-〕 zau² zi¹ paai³ {zǒu zī pài}

1. capitalist-roader
2. person in power taking the capitalist road, a political label often pinned on cadres by the Red Guards during the Cultural Revolution

走著瞧〔-着-〕 zau² zoek⁶ ciu⁴ {zǒu zhe qiáo}

wait and see (who is right)

走法律罅 zau² faat³ leot⁶ laa³ {zǒu fǎ lǜ xià}

(phrasal verb) to try to get or achieve something by taking advantage of the grey area of the rules or law; to exploit the legal loopholes

走火入魔 zau² fo² jap⁶ mo¹ {zǒu huǒ rù mó}

to be overly obsessed with something to the point of losing one's senses

走火通道 zau² fo² tung¹ dou⁶ {zǒu huǒ tōng dào}

fire exit door; fire escape route

走夾唔抖〔-夹--〕 zau² gaap³ m⁴ dau² {zǒu jiā ń dǒu}

flee without taking a breath or hurriedly (spoken)

走夾唔唞〔-夹--〕 zau² gaap³ m⁴ tau² {zǒu jiā ń dǒu}

to hurry along in order to run away or escape from something or someone

走漏風聲〔--风声〕 zau² lau⁶ fung¹ sing¹ {zǒu lòu fēng shēng}

to let out a secret; to leak (out) information

走親訪友〔-亲访-〕 zau² can¹ fong² jau⁵ {zǒu qīn fǎng yǒu}

to visit one's friends and relations

走下坡路 zau² haa⁶ bo¹ lou⁶ {zǒu xià pō lù}

1. to go downhill
2. to decline
3. to slump

走鄉隨鄉〔-乡随乡〕 zau² hoeng¹ ceoi⁴ hoeng¹ {zǒu xiāng suí xiāng}

1. (proverb) to follow local customs
2. When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

走向斷層〔--断层〕 zau² hoeng³ dyun⁶ cang⁴ {zǒu xiàng duàn céng}

strike fault (geology)

走漏消息 zau² lau⁶ siu¹ sik¹ {zǒu lòu xiāo xi}

to divulge secrets

走馬到任〔-马--〕 zau² maa⁵ dou³ jam⁶ {zǒu mǎ dào rèn}

1. to ride to take up an official appointment (idiom); to take on a job with alacrity
2. to undertake a task

走馬赴任〔-马--〕 zau² maa⁵ fu⁶ jam⁶ {zǒu mǎ fù rèn}

1. to ride to take up an official appointment (idiom); to take on a job with alacrity
2. to undertake a task

走馬觀花〔-马观-〕 zau² maa⁵ gun¹ faa¹ {zǒu mǎ guān huā}

1. lit. flower viewing from horseback (idiom); a fleeting glance in passing
2. fig. superficial understanding from cursory observation
3. to make a quick judgment based on inadequate information

走馬看花〔-马--〕 zau² maa⁵ hon³ faa¹ {zǒu mǎ kàn huā}

1. lit. flower viewing from horseback (idiom); fig. superficial understanding from cursory observation
2. to make a quick judgment based on inadequate information

走馬上任〔-马--〕 zau² maa⁵ soeng⁵ jam⁶ {zǒu mǎ shàng rèn}

1. to ride to take up an official appointment (idiom); to take on a job with alacrity
2. to undertake a task

走馬章臺〔-马-台〕 zau² maa⁵ zoeng¹ toi⁴ {zǒu mǎ zhāng tái}

to go to the brothel on horseback (idiom); to visit prostitutes

走南闖北〔--闯-〕 zau² naam⁴ cong² bak¹ {zǒu nán chuǎng běi}

to travel extensively

走投無路〔--无-〕 zau² tau⁴ mou⁴ lou⁶ {zǒu tóu wú lù}

1. to be at an impasse (idiom)
2. in a tight spot
3. at the end of one's rope
4. desperate

走向滑動斷層〔---动断层〕 zau² hoeng³ waat⁶ dung⁶ dyun⁶ cang⁴ {zǒu xiàng huá dòng duàn céng}

1. strike-slip fault (geology)
2. fault line where the two sides slide horizontally past one another

走自己的路，讓人家去說〔------让---说〕 zau² zi⁶ gei² dik¹ lou⁶ ，joeng⁶ jan⁴ gaa¹ heoi³ syut³ {zǒu zì jǐ de lù , ràng rén jiā qù shuō}

1. Go your own way, let others say what they like. (popular modern cliche)
2. Do it my way.