Meaning of 奔
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
bèn
- to go to
- to head for
- towards
- Taiwan pr. [ben1]
bèn
- variant of 奔[ben4]
bēn
- to hurry
- to rush
- to run quickly
- to elope
bēn
- variant of 奔[ben1]
奔 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
他们直奔目的地。
They made straight for their destination.
过一个奔放的人生。
Live a riotous life.
我尽力奔跑。
I ran as fast as I could.
你不应该在学校大楼里奔跑。
You must not run in the school buildings.
长年累月东奔西走忙死了，生活太没有规律了。
I'm so busy running about year in, year out. My life has no consistency.
Stroke order for each character
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奔 bèn · to go to · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 奔.
| 奔跑 | bēnpǎo | to run |
| 直奔 | zhíbèn | to go straight to; to make a beeline for |
| 奔波 | bēnbō | to rush about; to be constantly on the move |
| 投奔 | tóubèn | to seek shelter; to seek asylum |
| 奔赴 | bēnfù | to rush to; to hurry to |
| 东奔西走 | dōngbēn-xīzǒu | to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily; to bustle about |
| 各奔前程 | gèbènqiánchéng | each goes his own way (idiom); each person has his own life to lead |
| 私奔 | sībēn | to elope |
| 奔驰 | Bēnchí | to run quickly; to speed |
| 狂奔 | kuángbēn | to run like crazy; to rush |
| 奔走 | bēnzǒu | to run; to rush about |
| 裸奔 | luǒbēn | to streak (run naked) |
Questions about 奔
What does 奔 mean?
奔 (bèn) means "to go to; to head for" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 奔?
奔 is made of 1 character: 奔 (8 strokes). That is 8 strokes in total.
Is 奔 an HSK word?
Yes. 奔 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.