跑步机 (pǎobùjī): treadmill

Measure Word

一台跑步机 tái

Meanings

1 treadmill
2 running machine

Characters

Examples

HSK 1

下雨天我就在跑步机上跑。

Xiàyǔtiān wǒ jiù zài pǎobùjī shàng pǎo.

On rainy days I run on the treadmill.

HSK 5

家里的跑步机堆满了衣服。

Jiālǐ de pǎobùjī duīmǎn le yīfu.

The treadmill at home is piled with clothes.

Tips

memory

跑步 (run) + 机 (machine) = running machine. The 'treadmill as clothes rack' joke is universal in Chinese home-fitness humor too.

Stroke Order

跑 pǎo

步 bù

机 jī

Related Words

跑步 pǎobù HSK 3 #5,223

to run; jogging / to go running

步话机 bùhuàjī #27,280

walkie-talkie / two-way radio

取款机 qǔkuǎnjī HSK 6

ATM; automated teller machine; cash machine

波轮洗衣机 bōlúnxǐyījī

top-loading washing machine / impeller-type washing machine

跑道 pǎodào HSK 7-9 #8,335

runway (of an airport) / track (for running); lane

跑腿费 pǎotuǐfèi

errand fee / service charge for running an errand / delivery/courier fee

跑腿小哥 pǎotuǐ xiǎogē

errand-running courier / delivery guy / gig courier

机械 jīxiè HSK 6 #4,738

machine; machinery; mechanical equipment / mechanical; rigid; inflexible (figurative)

跑鞋 pǎoxié #29,607

running shoes; sneakers designed for running

游戏机 yóuxìjī HSK 6 #10,386

game console; gaming machine / arcade machine