奔走
bēn zǒu
Pinyin

Definition

奔走
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bēn zǒu
  1. to run
  2. to rush about
  3. to be on the go

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

走
zǒu
  1. 1 to walk
  2. 2 to go
  3. 3 to run
  4. 4 to move (of vehicle)
  5. 5 to visit
  6. 6 to leave
  7. 7 to go away
  8. 8 to die (euph.)
  9. 9 from
  10. 10 through
  11. 11 away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走[chè zǒu])
  12. 12 to change (shape, form, meaning)
奔
bēn
  1. 1 to hurry
  2. 2 to rush
  3. 3 to run quickly
  4. 4 to elope
奔放
bēn fàng
  1. 1 bold and unrestrained
  2. 2 untrammeled
奔波
bēn bō
  1. 1 to rush about
  2. 2 to be constantly on the move
奔赴
bēn fù
  1. 1 to rush to
  2. 2 to hurry to

Idioms (20)

一条路走到黑
yī tiáo lù zǒu dào hēi
  1. 1 lit. to follow one road until dark (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to stick to one's ways
  3. 3 to cling to one's course
人往高处走，水往低处流
rén wǎng gāo chù zǒu , shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú
  1. 1 man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom)
  2. 2 one should constantly strive to make progress
你走你的阳关道，我过我的独木桥
nǐ zǒu nǐ de Yáng guān Dào , wǒ guò wǒ de dú mù qiáo
  1. 1 lit. you hit the high road, I'll cross the log bridge (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. you go your way, I'll go mine
  3. 3 you do it your way, I'll do it mine
剑走偏锋
jiàn zǒu piān fēng
  1. 1 the sword moves with side stroke (modern idiom)
  2. 2 fig. unexpected winning move
  3. 3 unconventional gambit
剑走蜻蛉
jiàn zǒu qīng líng
  1. 1 the sword moves like a dragon-fly (modern idiom)
  2. 2 fig. unexpected winning move
  3. 3 unconventional gambit

Sample Sentences

日本本来两极分化就厉害，而东京又集中体现了这一点。在银座，上班族都是整齐地往前奔走，非常有规律。可是到原宿、涉谷，完全就是另外一片天地。都是打扮前卫的年轻人。
Rìběn běnlái liǎngjí fēnhuà jiù lìhai ，ér Dōngjīng yòu jízhōng tǐxiàn le zhè yīdiǎn 。zài Yínzuò ，shàngbān zú dōu shì zhěngqí de wǎng qián bēnzǒu ，fēicháng yǒu guīlǜ 。kěshì dào Yuánsù 、Shègǔ ，wánquán jiùshì lìngwài yīpiàn tiāndì 。dōu shì dǎbàn qiánwèi de niánqīngrén 。
Japan's polarization has always been really remarkable. And Tokyo really concentrates and embodies it. In Ginza, the office workers all rush forward. They're extremely orderly. But when you get to Harajuku and Shibuya, it's completely different. It's all young people decked out in the most avant-garde fashions.
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