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奔跑

bēnpǎo

to run

A person runs fast across an open field
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Characters in this word

奔 bèn

Strokes
8
Radical
大 — big, great, vast, high, deep
Made of
大 big, great, vast, high, deep 卉 general term for plants
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

跑 pǎo

Strokes
12
Radical
足 — foot
Made of
足 foot 包 wrap, pack, bundle
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 孩子们在操场上尽情奔跑,仿佛整座校园都被他们的笑声点亮了。 Háizimen zài cāochǎng shàng jìnqíng bēnpǎo, fǎngfú zhěng zuò xiàoyuán dōu bèi tāmen de xiàoshēng diǎnliàng le. The children ran freely on the playground, as if the whole campus had been lit up by their laughter.
  • 小狗在草地上快乐地奔跑。 Xiǎogǒu zài cǎodì shàng kuàilè de bēnpǎo. The puppy runs happily across the grass.
  • 为了赶上火车,他在站台上拼命奔跑。 Wèile gǎnshàng huǒchē, tā zài zhàntái shàng pīnmìng bēnpǎo. To catch the train, he ran as hard as he could along the platform.

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