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奔 (bèn) — to go straight towards; to head for; to be preoccupied with; to rush about (for something)

Definition

奔 (bèn) means 'to head straight for / rush toward' a place or goal — a single purposeful dash, not the general busy rushing of 忙. In set phrases it collocates with 跑, 驰, 波, 赴 (奔跑, 奔驰, 奔波, 奔赴) for 'run, gallop, rush about, hurry to'.

verb
to go straight towardsto head forto be preoccupied withto rush about (for something)
Easily confused

Examples

  • ，。
    Chē yì tíng, dà jiā jiù zhí bèn chū kǒu.
    As soon as the car stopped, everyone headed straight for the exit.
  • ，奔。
    Tā qī shí duō suì le, shì bèn bā shí de rén le.
    He's over seventy, heading for eighty.
  • ，。
    Zuì jìn tā dào chù bèn bō, wèi gōng sī zhǎo tóu zī.
    Lately he's been rushing around everywhere finding investment for the company.

Origin

Compound ideograph
六书liùshū
会意huìyì

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

奔 combines 人 (person) and 止 (foot), giving the picture of a person moving on foot.

Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Directions

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