奔走

bēnzǒu

verb #21,785

Meanings

1 to rush about
2 to run around (on errands)
3 to bustle

Characters

to run; to rush

Examples

他为这件事奔走了好几天。

Tā wèi zhè jiàn shì bēnzǒu le hǎojǐ tiān.

He rushed around for several days on account of this matter.

她四处奔走，为灾民筹集物资。

Tā sìchù bēnzǒu, wèi zāimín chóují wùzī.

She ran around everywhere gathering supplies for the disaster victims.

奔走相告，大家都很激动。

Bēnzǒuxiānggào, dàjiā dōu hěn jīdòng.

They rushed to spread the news to each other and everyone was excited.

Tips

usage

奔走 often implies purposeful running around, typically on behalf of someone else or for a cause. The set phrase 奔走相告 means to rush to spread news to one another.

Stroke Order

奔 bēn

走 zǒu