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)

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)
bēn
  1. 1 to hurry
  2. 2 to rush
  3. 3 to run quickly
  4. 4 to elope
bēn fàng
  1. 1 bold and unrestrained
  2. 2 untrammeled
bēn bō
  1. 1 to rush about
  2. 2 to be constantly on the move
bēn fù
  1. 1 to rush to
  2. 2 to hurry to
bēn pǎo
  1. 1 to run
Bēn chí
  1. 1 Benz (name)
  2. 2 Mercedes-Benz, German car maker
Bēn téng
  1. 1 Pentium (microprocessor by Intel)
dài zǒu
  1. 1 to carry
  2. 2 to take away
ná zǒu
  1. 1 to take away
qiǎng zǒu
  1. 1 to snatch (esp related to a robbery)
liū zǒu
  1. 1 to slip away
  2. 2 to leave secretly
sī bēn
  1. 1 to elope
xíng shī zǒu ròu
  1. 1 walking corpse (idiom)
  2. 2 zombie
  3. 3 person who lives only on the material level
xíng zǒu
  1. 1 to walk
zǒu rén
  1. 1 (coll.) to leave
  2. 2 to beat it
zǒu chū
  1. 1 to leave (a room etc)
  2. 2 to go out through (a door etc)
zǒu dòng
  1. 1 to walk around
  2. 2 to move about
  3. 3 to stretch one's legs
  4. 4 to go for a walk
  5. 5 to be mobile (e.g. after an illness)
  6. 6 to visit one another
  7. 7 to pay a visit (go to the toilet)
zǒu shì
  1. 1 tendency
  2. 2 trend
  3. 3 path
zǒu qù
  1. 1 to walk over (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
吃不了兜着走
chī bu liǎo dōu zhe zǒu
  1. 1 lit. if you can't eat it all, you'll have to take it home (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. you'll have to take the consequences
各奔前程
gè bèn qián chéng
  1. 1 each goes his own way (idiom); each person has his own life to lead
各奔东西
gè bèn dōng xī
  1. 1 to go separate ways (idiom)
  2. 2 to part ways with sb
  3. 3 Taiwan pr. [gè bēn dōng xī]
奔走相告
bēn zǒu xiāng gào
  1. 1 to spread the news (idiom)
东奔西走
dōng bēn xī zǒu
  1. 1 to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily
  2. 2 to bustle about
  3. 3 to hopscotch
  4. 4 also 東跑西顛|东跑西颠[dōng pǎo xī diān]
东奔西跑
dōng bēn xī pǎo
  1. 1 to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily
  2. 2 to bustle about
狼奔豕突
láng bēn shǐ tū
  1. 1 the wolf runs and the wild boar rushes (idiom); crowds of evil-doers mill around like wild beasts
疲于奔命
pí yú bēn mìng
  1. 1 (idiom) terribly busy
  2. 2 up to one's ears in work
万马奔腾
wàn mǎ bēn téng
  1. 1 lit. ten thousand stampeding horses (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. with great momentum
  3. 3 going full speed ahead
行尸走肉
xíng shī zǒu ròu
  1. 1 walking corpse (idiom)
  2. 2 zombie
  3. 3 person who lives only on the material level
走投无路
zǒu tóu wú lù
  1. 1 to be at an impasse (idiom)
  2. 2 in a tight spot
  3. 3 at the end of one's rope
  4. 4 desperate
走桃花运
zǒu táo huā yùn
  1. 1 to have luck with the ladies (idiom)
走为上
zǒu wéi shàng
  1. 1 If everything else fails, retreat. (idiom)
  2. 2 see also 三十六計,走為上策|三十六计,走为上策[sān shí liù jì , zǒu wéi shàng cè]
走马上任
zǒu mǎ shàng rèn
  1. 1 to ride to take up an official appointment (idiom); to take on a job with alacrity
  2. 2 to undertake a task
走马到任
zǒu mǎ dào rèn
  1. 1 to ride to take up an official appointment (idiom); to take on a job with alacrity
  2. 2 to undertake a task

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.