直奔

zhíbèn

verb HSK 7 #10,105

Meanings

1 to go straight to
2 to head directly for
3 to make a beeline for

Characters

straight; directly

to rush toward; to head for

Examples

他一下飞机就直奔酒店。

Tā yī xià fēijī jiù zhíbèn jiǔdiàn.

As soon as he got off the plane, he headed straight to the hotel.

她直奔主题，没有任何寒暄。

Tā zhíbèn zhǔtí, méiyǒu rènhé hánxuān.

She got straight to the point without any small talk.

Tips

mistakes

奔 here is pronounced bèn (4th tone), not bēn (1st tone). When 奔 means 'to head toward a destination,' it's bèn. When it means 'to run/rush,' it's bēn.

usage

直奔主题 (to get straight to the point) is a very common expression in both spoken and written Chinese.

Stroke Order

直 zhí

奔 bēn