奔跑

bēnpǎo

verb HSK 6 #9,318

Meanings

To rush and run - to run (with energy and purpose).

HSK 3

孩子们在草地上奔跑。

Háizi men zài cǎodì shàng bēnpǎo.

The children are running on the grass.

HSK 5

他奔跑着追上了公共汽车。

Tā bēnpǎo zhe zhuīshàng le gōnggòng qìchē.

He ran and caught the bus.

HSK 6

马在草原上自由奔跑。

Mǎ zài cǎoyuán shàng zìyóu bēnpǎo.

Horses run freely on the grassland.

usage

奔跑 is more literary/vivid than just 跑. It conveys running with vigor, energy, or urgency. Good for descriptive writing and storytelling.

奔 bēn

跑 pǎo