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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.
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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Directions

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