奔跑

bēnpǎo

verb HSK 6 #9,318

Meanings

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

孩子们在草地上奔跑。

Háizi men zài cǎodì shàng bēnpǎo.

The children are running on the grass.

马在草原上自由奔跑。

Mǎ zài cǎoyuán shàng zìyóu bēnpǎo.

Horses run freely on the grassland.

他奔跑着追上了公共汽车。

Tā bēnpǎo zhe zhuī shàng le gōnggòng qìchē.

He ran and caught the bus.

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