Meaning
to hurry or rush; to run quickly; to elope; go to; towards
Chinese: 快速。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “ben” becomes a different word in each tone. 奔 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 奔驰bēn chíto run quickly; to speed; to gallop
- 奔跑bēn pǎoto run
- 奔波bēn bōto rush about; to be constantly on the move
- 直奔zhí bènto go straight to; to make a beeline for
- 奔赴bēn fùto rush to; to hurry to
Example Sentence
听到铃声，孩子们向操场奔去。Tīng dào líng shēng, hái zi men xiàng cāo chǎng bēn qù.Hearing the bell, the children ran toward the playground.
听到Tīng dàoto hear铃声líng shēngring，孩子们hái zi menchildren向xiàngtoward操场cāo chǎngplayground奔bēnto hurry去qùto go。