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bēn

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bēn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
bēn | ben1
English translation
to hurry
to rush
to run quickly
to elope
(used in given names)
variant of bēn [bèn]
to go to
to head for
towards
to rush about; to run, to flee

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About bēn

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

bēn

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

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A man  running through a field of grass huì

Etymology of bēn

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

大卉

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Example sentences using bēn

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明亮 míng liàng ér 疾走 jí zǒu fēi de 野火 yě huǒ zài 田野 tiányě 到处 dàochù bēn cuàn .

Those light, swift fires, run about the country.

心里 xīn li de 全部 quánbù chūn zhī 奔放 bēn fàng dōu yóu shēng 得意 déyì de 叹息 tàn xī 透露 tòulù le 出来 chū lái .

And all the rush of the spring within him escaped in a triumphant sigh.

昨晚 zuó wǎn shǎng 他们 tā men liǎ 私奔 sī bēn le .

The couple eloped last night.

bēn le Nián , Huán chī kǒu ?

" You've slaved a whole year, why not have a bite?'she would say.

爸爸 bàba bēn , bēn de shì 孩子 háizi !

Dad's sweating blood for you!

Words with bēn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
bēn to hurry bēn
奔驰 Bēnchí to speed奔馳
奔跑 bēn pǎo to run奔跑 bēn pǎo
私奔 sī bēn to elope私奔 sī bēn
直奔 zhí bèn to go straight to直奔 zhí bèn
奔波 bēnbō to rush about奔波 bēnbō
奔腾 Bēn téng to gallop奔騰
飞奔 fēi bēn to rush飛奔
奔放 bēn fàng untrammeled奔放 bēn fàng
奔赴 bēn fù to rush to奔赴 bēn fù
奔走 bēn zǒu to run奔走 bēn zǒu
投奔 tóu bèn to seek shelter投奔 tóu bèn
奔流 bēn liú to pour奔流 bēn liú
东奔西跑 dōng bēn xī pǎo to bustle about東奔西跑
疲于奔命 pí yú bēn mìng up to one's ears in work疲於奔命
奔忙 bēn máng to bustle about奔忙 bēn máng
奔袭 bēn xí long-range raid奔襲
奔逃 bēn táo to flee奔逃 bēn táo
奔走相告 bēn zǒu xiāng gào to spread the news (idiom)奔走相告 bēn zǒu xiāng gào
各奔东西 gè bèn dōng xī to go separate ways (idiom)各奔東西
东奔西走 dōng bēn xī zǒu to bustle about東奔西走
奔丧 bēn sāng to hasten home for the funeral of a parent or grandparent奔喪

bēn Decomposition & Compounds

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bēn Decomposition

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bēn Compounds

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