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奔

bēn

HSK 6 Character

What 奔 means

1. to hurry
2. to rush
3. to run quickly
4. to elope

Other readings

奔 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• bènto go to; to head for; towards
• bēnvariant of {奔|bēn}
• bènvariant of {奔|bèn}

Example sentences

• 我尽力奔跑。
  Wǒ jìnlì bēnpǎo.
  I ran as fast as possible.
• 他们直奔目的地。
  Tāmen zhíbèn mùdìdì.
  They made straight for their destination.
• 过一个奔放的人生。
  Guò yī gè bēnfàng de rénshēng.
  Live a riotous life.
• 不要在课室里奔跑。
  Bù yào zài kèshì lǐ bēnpǎo.
  Please do not run in the classroom.
• 四处奔跑的狗找到了骨头。
  The dog that trots about finds a bone.
• 你不应该在学校大楼里奔跑。
  Nǐ bù yīnggāi zài xuéxiào dàlóu lǐ bēnpǎo.
  You must not run in the school buildings.

Words starting with 奔

• 奔驰bēn chíto run quickly; to speed; to gallop
• 奔波bēn bōto rush about; to be constantly on the move
• 奔跑bēn pǎoto run
• 奔走bēn zǒuto run; to rush about; to be on the go
• 奔腾bēn téng(of waves) to surge forward; to roll on in waves; to gallop
• 奔赴bēn fùto rush to; to hurry to
• 奔放bēn fàngbold and unrestrained; untrammeled
• 奔流bēn liúto flow at great speed; to pour; racing current
• 奔忙bēn mángto be busy rushing about; to bustle about
• 奔逃bēn táoto flee; to run away
• 奔走相告bēn zǒu xiāng gàoto spread the news (idiom)
• 奔丧bēn sāngto hasten home for the funeral of a parent or grandparent
• 奔命bēn mìngto rush about on errands; to be kept on the run
• 奔月bèn yuèto fly to the moon
• 奔现bēn xiàn(neologism) to meet sb in real life after forming a relationship online
• 奔袭bēn xíto carry out a long-range raid
• 奔头bèn tousth to strive for; prospect
• 奔马bēn mǎ(literary) (swift like a) speeding horse
• 奔奔族bēn bēn zúlit. Rushing Clan, generation born between 1975-1985 and China's most hedonistic and…
• 奔泻bēn xiè(of torrents) to rush down; to pour down
• 奔窜bēn cuàn(of people or animals) to flee helter-skelter; to scatter…
• 奔三bèn sānto be pushing 30
• 奔四bèn sìto be pushing 40
• 奔头儿bèn tou rerhua variant of 奔头

Words containing 奔

• 直奔zhí bènto go straight to; to make a beeline for
• 狂奔kuáng bēnto run like crazy; to rush
• 飞奔fēi bēnto dash (run fast); to rush; to dart
• 投奔tóu bènto seek shelter; to seek asylum
• 私奔sī bēnto elope
• 各奔东西gè bèn dōng xīto go separate ways (idiom); to part ways with sb; Taiwan pr. gè bēn dōng xī
• 疲于奔命pí yú bēn mìng(idiom) terribly busy; up to one's ears in work
• 东奔西跑dōng bēn xī pǎoto run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily; to bustle about
• 出奔chū bēnto flee; to escape into exile
• 裸奔luǒ bēnto streak (run naked)
• 逃奔táo bènto run away to; to flee
• 各奔前程gè bèn qián chéngeach goes his own way (idiom); each person has his own life to lead
• 喜大普奔xǐ dà pǔ bēn(of news etc) so thrilling that everyone is rejoicing and spreading the word…
• 东奔西走dōng bēn xī zǒuto run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily; to bustle about; to hopscotch
• 连奔带跑lián bēn dài pǎoto run quickly; to rush; to gallop
• 伯罗奔尼撒Bó luó bēn ní sāPeloponnese, peninsula in southern Greece
• 泪奔lèi bēn(slang) to get emotional
• 迂回奔袭yū huí bēn xíto attack from an unexpected direction
• 狼奔豕突láng bēn shǐ tūthe wolf runs and the wild boar rushes (idiom); crowds of evil-doers mill around like…
• 四散奔逃sì sàn bēn táoto scatter in all directions
• 万马奔腾wàn mǎ bēn ténglit. (like) ten thousand horses galloping (idiom); fig. going full steam ahead
• 追奔逐北zhuī bēn zhú běisee 追亡逐北

Characters that look like 奔

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 两liǎngtwo; both; some
• 典diǎncanon; law; standard work of scholarship
• 弄nòngto do; to manage; to handle
• 牵qiānto lead along; to pull (an animal on a tether); (bound form) to involve
• 荞qiáocommon mallow (Malva sinensis); variant of 荞
• 劵juànold variant of 倦

Sounds the same

Read bēn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 锛adz; adze
• 贲energetic
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