奔 (ban1 | ben1 ben4 ) : run quickly; head for

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奔

ban1

ben1 ben4

[粵] ban1 [國] ben1
[1] run quickly; rush; hurry; hasten; dash
[2] flee; elope; escape in a hurry

[粵] ban1 [國] ben4
[1] go straight towards; head for; bustle about for
[2] (of age) get on for; approach

Don't confuse with:
卉

Stroke count: 9

Level: 3

Radical: 大 (#37)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

奔

This word has been viewed 8358 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 7th Oct 2009 06:04

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奔放 ban1 fong3 ben1 fang4 = unrestrained 國

奔跑 ban1 paau2 ben1 pao3 = run; running; scamper

奔馳 ban1 ci4 ben1 chi2 = to run quickly; speed; Mercedes Benz (in China)

奔騰 ban1 tang4 ben1 teng2 = to surge forward in waves

各奔前程 gok3 ban1 cin4 cing4 = each pursues his own course

奔波 ban1 bo1 ben1 bo1 = rush about, be busy running about

東奔西走 dung1 ban1 sai1 zau2 dong1 ben1 xi1 zou3 = (saying) hustle about; go here and there

奔命 ban1 ming6 ben1 ming4 = to rush about

投奔 tau4 ban1 tou2 ben1 = to seek shelter; to seek asylum

為口奔馳 wai6 hau2 ban1 ci4 = to work hard to make a living
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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 奔
Unicode code for this character: U+5954 (off-site link)

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