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投奔

tóu bèn

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

投奔 (tóu bèn) means "to seek shelter; to seek asylum". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 投奔 means

1. to seek shelter
2. to seek asylum

The characters in 投奔

• 投tóuto throw (sth in a specific direction: ball, javelin, grenade etc); to cast (a ballot)…
• 奔bēnto hurry; to rush; to run quickly

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