奔

To hurry in Chinese: 奔 (bēn)

bēn

to hurry

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to hurry
  2. 2to rush
  3. 3to run quickly
  4. 4to elope

Stroke order

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奔

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄅㄣ

bēn

ㄅ/ bㄣ/ en—/ first tone

Example sentences

See 奔 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 孩子们高兴地向前奔去。

    hái zi men gāo xìng dì xiàng qián bēn qù。

    The children happily ran forward.

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Related words

奔跑

bēn pǎo

to run

奔波

bēn bō

to rush about

奔赴

bēn fù

to rush to

投奔

tóu bèn

to seek shelter

直奔

zhí bèn

to go straight to

东奔西走

dōng bēn xī zǒu

to run this way and that (idiom)

各奔前程

gè bèn qián chéng

each goes his own way (idiom)

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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