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奔跑

bēn pǎo
HSK 3.0 Level 6 Verb Uncommon

Definitions

  1. 1. to run

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Word relationships

Antonyms

2 items
慢走
màn zǒu

Stay a bit!

slow walking
走
zǒu

to walk

walking

Related words

1 item
跑步
pǎo bù

to run

everyday running or jogging

Synonyms

1 item
飞跑
fēi pǎo

to run like the wind

running swiftly

Usage notes

Collocations

Often used in literary or descriptive contexts, while 跑步 is preferred for daily speech (e.g., 我每天跑步 not 我每天奔跑).

Formality

More formal and literary than 跑步; commonly seen in written Chinese or poetic descriptions.

Example Sentences

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马儿在草原上 奔跑 。
The horse runs on the grassland.

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Child Words of 奔跑

奔
bēn

to hurry

奔
bèn

to go to

跑
páo

(of an animal) to paw (the ground)

跑
pǎo

to run