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Hanzi

奔

variant of 奔[ben1]/variant of 奔[ben4]

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 6

Pinyin

bēn, bèn, fèn

Bopomofo

ㄅㄣ, ㄅㄣˋ, ㄈㄣˋ

Jyutping

ban1

Example sentences

奔 bēn
他奔向車站。
他奔向车站。

He rushed towards the station.

嫦娥 chángé
嫦娥奔月的故事家喻戶曉。
嫦娥奔月的故事家喻户晓。

The story of Chang'e flying to the moon is well-known.

奔放 bēnfàng
這位畫家用奔放的色彩描繪出海邊的風。
这位画家用奔放的色彩描绘出海边的风。

This painter uses exuberant colors to depict the seaside wind.

奔波 bēnbō
為了生活，他整天奔波。
为了生活，他整天奔波。

He rushes about all day for a living.

奔赴 bēnfù
戰士們奔赴戰場。
战士们奔赴战场。

The soldiers rushed to the battlefield.

奔跑 bēnpǎo
孩子們在草地上快活地奔跑。
孩子们在草地上快活地奔跑。

Children are running happily on the grass.

草原 cǎoyuán
馬兒在草原上奔跑。
马儿在草原上奔跑。

Horses are running on the grassland.

奔馳 / 奔驰 bēnchí
駿馬在草原上奔馳。
骏马在草原上奔驰。

Steeds are galloping on the grassland.

駿馬 / 骏马 jùnmǎ
那匹駿馬在遼闊的草原上奔馳。
那匹骏马在辽阔的草原上奔驰。

That noble horse is galloping on the vast grassland.

奔騰 / 奔腾 bēnténg
萬馬奔騰的景象十分壯觀。
万马奔腾的景象十分壮观。

The sight of ten thousand galloping horses is very spectacular.

Example Vocabulary

奔

ben1

to run fast; to rush

奔放

ben1'fang4

unrestrained; exuberant; free-spirited

奔波

ben1'bo1

to rush about; to be busy running around

奔赴

ben1'fu4

to rush to; to head for

奔跑

ben1'pao3

to run; to gallop

奔馳

ben1'chi2

to gallop; to speed; to run quickly

奔騰

ben1'teng2

to surge forward; to gallop

私奔

si1'ben1

各奔東西

ge4'ben1'dong1'xi1

奔命

ben1'ming4

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