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Chinese symbol for “treadmill”

跑步机
pǎo bù jī
Traditional: 跑步機
treadmill; running machine

The closest CC-CEDICT match for treadmill is 跑步机 (pǎo bù jī), defined as: treadmill; running machine.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

跑 pǎo
to run, to flee, to escape
radical 157 ⾜ · 12 strokes
步 bù
walk, stroll, pace, march; to make progress
radical 77 ⽌ · 7 strokes
机 jī
desk; machine; moment, opportunity
radical 75 ⽊ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “treadmill”

WordPinyinMeaning
踏车 (踏車)tà chētreadwheel; treadmill

Related words

Other words that share a character with 跑步机.

WordPinyinMeaning
逃跑táo pǎoto flee from sth; to run away
奔跑bēn pǎoto run
跑道pǎo dàoathletic track; track
跑步pǎo bùto run; to jog
跑车 (跑車)pǎo chēracing bicycle; racing car; sports car; to drive a vehicle (such as a truck or taxi) for a living
赛跑 (賽跑)sài pǎorace (running); to race (running)
进一步 (進一步)jìn yī bùto go a step further; (develop, understand, improve etc) more; further
进步 (進步)jìn bùprogress; improvement; to improve; to progress
机构 (機構)jī gòumechanism; structure

See also: Japanese symbol for “treadmill”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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