直奔

zhíbèn

verb #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

HSK 3

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.

HSK 7-9

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