Chinese Word: 奔 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

奔 (Trad.: 犇)Polyphone (多音字)HSK 6

Total strokes: 9; Radical: 大

Ideographic:A man 大 running through a field of grass 卉

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 大 [ dà ] big, great, vast, high, deep
- 卉 [ huì ] general term for plants; myriads

Similar Characters: 丰

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Pinyin: bēn

English Definition:to hurry; to rush; to run quickly; to elope; (used in given names); variant of 奔

Chinese Definition:
①急走，跑：奔跑。奔驰。奔突(横冲直撞；奔驰)。奔流。奔腾。奔忙。奔波(劳苦奔走)。奔放(疾驰。喻气势雄伟，不受拘束)。私奔(女子私自投奔所爱的人，或跟他一起逃走)。

Example Words:

奔赴	bēn fù	to rush to; to hurry to
奔波HSK 6	bēn bō	to rush about; to be constantly on the move
奔跑	bēn pǎo	to run
奔驰HSK 6	bēn chí	Benz (name); Mercedes-Benz, German car maker
奔驰HSK 6	bēn chí	to run quickly; to speed; to gallop

Pinyin: bèn

English Definition:to go to; to head for; towards

Chinese Definition:
①直往，趋向：投奔。奔东走。他都奔六十了(将近六十岁)。
②为某种目的而尽力去做：奔命。

Example Words:

投奔	tóu bèn	to seek shelter; to seek asylum
逃奔	táo bèn	to run away to; to flee
各奔前程	gè bèn qián chéng	each goes his own way (idiom); each person has his own life to lead
直奔	zhí bèn	to go straight to; to make a beeline for
各奔东西	gè bèn dōng xī	to go separate ways (idiom); to part ways with sb; Taiwan pr. [ge4 ben1 dong1 xi1]

1		tù zi 兔子 zài 在 wū guī 乌龟 hòu bian 后边 bēn pǎo 奔跑。 The rabbit is running behind the tortoise.
2		wǒ 我 de 的 gǒu 狗 xǐ huan 喜欢 zài 在 wài bian 外边 bēn pǎo 奔跑。 My dog likes to run around outside.
3		zhè 这 zhǐ 只 māo 猫 ài 爱 wán shuǎ 玩耍， xǐ huan 喜欢 bēn pǎo 奔跑。 The cat is playful and loves to run.
4		wǒ 我 xiǎng niàn 想念 zài 在 cāo chǎng 操场 shàng 上 bēn pǎo 奔跑 de 的 rì zi 日子。 I miss the days of running on the playground.
5		hái zi men 孩子们 zài 在 yóu lè chǎng 游乐场 lǐ 里 kuài lè 快乐 de 地 bēn pǎo 奔跑。 The children ran happily in the playground.

1		tù zi 兔子 zài 在 wū guī 乌龟 hòu bian 后边 bēn pǎo 奔跑。 The rabbit is running behind the tortoise.
2		wǒ 我 de 的 gǒu 狗 xǐ huan 喜欢 zài 在 wài bian 外边 bēn pǎo 奔跑。 My dog likes to run around outside.
3		zhè 这 zhǐ 只 māo 猫 ài 爱 wán shuǎ 玩耍， xǐ huan 喜欢 bēn pǎo 奔跑。 The cat is playful and loves to run.
4		wǒ 我 xiǎng niàn 想念 zài 在 cāo chǎng 操场 shàng 上 bēn pǎo 奔跑 de 的 rì zi 日子。 I miss the days of running on the playground.
5		hái zi men 孩子们 zài 在 yóu lè chǎng 游乐场 lǐ 里 kuài lè 快乐 de 地 bēn pǎo 奔跑。 The children ran happily in the playground.