跑 跑 颠 颠

pǎo pǎo diān diāndictionary entry

to work hectically / to be on the go / to run around attending to various tasks

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

跑跑顛顛 跑跑颠颠 [pao3 pao3 dian1 dian1] /to work hectically/to be on the go/to run around attending to various tasks/

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Other forms in these source records: 跑跑顛顛

跑
páo
(of an animal) to paw (the ground)
pǎo
to run / to run away / to escape / to run around (on errands etc) / (of a gas or liquid) to leak or evaporate / (verb complement) away / off
跑
páo
(of an animal) to paw (the ground)
pǎo
to run / to run away / to escape / to run around (on errands etc) / (of a gas or liquid) to leak or evaporate / (verb complement) away / off
颠
diān
top (of the head) / apex / to fall forwards / inverted / to jolt
颠
diān
top (of the head) / apex / to fall forwards / inverted / to jolt

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.