Chinese Word: 奔 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

奔 (Trad.: 犇)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

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Pinyin: bēn

English Definition: (used in given names); variant of 奔 ; to hurry; to rush; to run quickly; to elope
Example Words:
奔驰 [ bēn chí ]: Benz (name); Mercedes-Benz, German car maker
奔驰 [ bēn chí ]: to run quickly; to speed; to gallop
奔波 [ bēn bō ]: to rush about; to be constantly on the move
奔跑 [ bēn pǎo ]: to run
奔走 [ bēn zǒu ]: to run; to rush about; to be on the go
More: 奔* | *奔 | *奔*
Pinyin: bèn

English Definition: to go to; to head for; towards
Example Words:
直奔 [ zhí bèn ]: to go straight to; to make a beeline for
各奔前程 [ gè bèn qián chéng ]: each goes his own way (idiom); each person has his own life to lead
各奔东西 [ gè bèn dōng xī ]: to go separate ways (idiom); to part ways with sb; Taiwan pr. [ge4 ben1 dong1 xi1]
奔月 [ bèn yuè ]: to fly to the moon
奔头 [ bèn tou ]: sth to strive for; prospect
More: 奔* | *奔 | *奔*

Example Sentences

tā
他
cóng
从
zhuō zi
桌子
páng
旁
tiào
跳
le
了
qi lai
起来

,
zhuā qǐ
抓起
zì jǐ
自己
de
的
mào zi
帽子

,
bèn
奔
chū mén
出门
qù
去

.

He jumped up from the table, grabbed his hat and ran out of the door.
yì qún
一群
dà dà xiǎo xiǎo
大大小小
de
的
dòng wù
动物
suí zhe
随着
qǐ pǎo
起跑
de
的
xìn hào
信号
bēn
奔
xiàng
向
bù tóng
不同
de
的
fāng xiàng
方向

。

At a signal, a motley group of animals ran in different directions.
dāng
当
dì yī
第一
pī
批
měi guó
美国
bìng
病
rén men
人们
lún wéi
沦为
xīn
新
de
的

H1N1
liú gǎn
流感
gǎn rǎn
感染
de
的
shòu hài zhě
受害者
de shí hòu
的时候

，
tā men
他们
dì yī
第一
fǎn yìng
反应
xiǎng dào
想到
de
的
kě néng
可能
bú shi
不是
lián xì
联系
tā men de
他们的
yī shēng
医生
huò zhě
或者
bēn
奔
xiàng
向
zuì jìn
最近
de
的
jí zhěn shì
急诊室

。

When the first U.S. patients fell victim to the new H1N1 flu, they may not have immediately thought to call their doctor or run to the nearest emergency room.
wǒ
我
yòng
用
wǒ
我
zuì kuài
最快
de
的
sù dù
速度
bēn
奔
xiàng
向
tā
他

，
qī wàng
期望
néng
能
dé dào
得到
yī
一
dài
袋
táng guǒ
糖果

。

As fast as I could, I ran to meet him, expecting a sack of candy.
fù mǔ
父母
huì
会
bú gù yí qiè
不顾一切

，
bēn
奔
jìn
进
huǒ chǎng
火场
jiù chū
救出
tā men de
他们的
hái zi
孩子

，
yīn wèi
因为
tā men
他们
duì
对
ér nǚ
儿女
de
的
ài
爱

，
yuǎn chāo guò
远超过
yí qiè
一切
de
的
kǒng jù
恐惧

。

A parent will run into a burning building to save a child because their love for that child is greater than their fear.

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