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bèn
HSK 3.0 Level 7

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Definitions

  1. 1. to go to
  2. 2. to head for
  3. 3. towards
  4. 4. Taiwan pr. [bēn]

Words Containing 奔

奔走
bēn zǒu

to run

各奔前程
gè bèn qián chéng

each goes his own way (idiom); each person has his own life to lead

万马奔腾
wàn mǎ bēn téng

lit. (like) ten thousand horses galloping (idiom)

奔赴
bēn fù

to rush to

直奔
zhí bèn

to go straight to

泪奔
lèi bēn

(slang) to get emotional

追奔逐北
zhuī bēn zhú běi

to pursue and attack a fleeing enemy

飞奔
fēi bēn

to dash (run fast)

奔腾
bēn téng

Pentium (microprocessor by Intel)

奔命
bēn mìng

to rush about on errands

伯罗奔尼撒
bó luó bēn ní sā

Peloponnese (peninsula in southern Greece)

奔放
bēn fàng

untrammeled

梅塞德斯奔驰
méi sài dé sī bēn chí

Mercedes Benz

四散奔逃
sì sàn bēn táo

to scatter in all directions

奔驰
bēn chí

Benz (name)

东奔西跑
dōng bēn xī pǎo

to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily

逃奔
táo bèn

to run away to

奔丧
bēn sāng

to hasten home for the funeral of a parent or grandparent

狼奔豕突
láng bēn shǐ tū

the wolf runs and the wild boar rushes (idiom); crowds of evil-doers mill around like wild beasts

奔袭
bēn xí

to carry out a long-range raid

奔忙
bēn máng

to be busy rushing about

私奔
sī bēn

to elope

奔马
bēn mǎ

(literary) (swift like a) speeding horse

投奔
tóu bèn

to seek shelter

喜大普奔
xǐ dà pǔ bēn

(of news etc) so thrilling that everyone is rejoicing and spreading the word (Internet slang)

东奔西走
dōng bēn xī zǒu

to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily

奔走相告
bēn zǒu xiāng gào

to spread the news (idiom)

狂奔
kuáng bēn

to run like crazy; to rush

迂回奔袭
yū huí bēn xí

to attack from an unexpected direction

各奔东西
gè bèn dōng xī

to go separate ways (idiom)

奔跑
bēn pǎo

to run

奔泻
bēn xiè

(of torrents) to rush down

奔波
bēn bō

to rush about

连奔带跑
lián bēn dài pǎo

to run quickly

奔窜
bēn cuàn

(of people or animals) to flee helter-skelter

奔三
bèn sān

to be pushing 30

奔头
bèn tou

sth to strive for

奔现
bēn xiàn

(neologism) to meet sb in real life after forming a relationship online

裸奔
luǒ bēn

to streak (run naked)

奔月
bèn yuè

to fly to the moon

出奔
chū bēn

to flee

奔流
bēn liú

to flow at great speed

奔奔族
bēn bēn zú

lit. Rushing Clan, generation born between 1975-1985 and China's most hedonistic and hard-working social group (netspeak)

奔四
bèn sì

to be pushing 40

疲于奔命
pí yú bēn mìng

(idiom) terribly busy

奔逃
bēn táo

to flee