奔赴

bēnfù
verb HSK 7 #30,235

Meanings

  1. 1 to rush to; to hurry to
  2. 2 to head for (with urgency or purpose)

Characters

Literally 'rush to go' — to head somewhere with urgency and determination.

Examples

Yīliáoduì lìjí bēnfù zāiqū.
The medical team immediately rushed to the disaster area.
Tā fàngxià yīqiè, bēnfù qiánxiàn.
He dropped everything and rushed to the front line.

Tips

register
奔赴 is formal and carries a sense of heroic urgency — soldiers rushing to the front, doctors heading to a disaster zone. In everyday speech, you'd just say 赶到 or . Recently it's been used more lightheartedly online: 奔赴热爱 (to rush toward one's passion).

Stroke Order

bēn