跑遍 (pǎo biàn) — to go around every part of; to travel all over | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A resultative verb: 跑遍 means to run / travel to every corner of a place, leaving none unvisited. The 遍 resultative emphasizes exhaustive coverage of the area.

verb

to go around every part ofto travel all over

Examples

，跑遍。
Wèi le zhǎo nà běn shū, wǒ pǎo biàn le quán chéng de shū diàn.
To find that book, I went to every bookstore in the city.
跑遍，。
Tā pǎo biàn le quán guó gè dì, xún zhǎo zuì hǎo de shí cái.
He traveled all over the country looking for the best ingredients.
跑遍，。
Wǒ pǎo biàn le zhè ge xiǎo zhèn, yě méi zhǎo dào nǐ shuō de nà jiā diàn.
I went all over this small town but couldn't find the shop you mentioned.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

遍biànall over

跑 means travel and 遍 means all over, so the action covers every part of a place.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

足足zúfoot

Sound part声符shēngfú

包

包bāo跑pǎo

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

跑 combines 足, showing a foot, with 包, which gives the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

辶扁遍

Meaning part形符xíngfú

辶Written in full as辵chuòwalk; movement

Sound part声符shēngfú

扁

扁biǎn遍biàn

Same sound today

遍 combines 辶, a mark for walking or movement, with 扁, which gives the sound biǎn.

Appears in

Travel & Tourism

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