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投奔 (tóu bèn): Flee to / Seek refuge with (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

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Character Breakdown

投奔 consists of 2 characters.

投 • tóu • to throw, cast, or fling • HSK 3.0 · L5

HSK 3.0 · L5

tóu投

to throw, cast, or fling

奔 • bèn • to run quickly; to hurry • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

bèn奔

to run quickly; to hurry

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Pinyintóu bèn

MeaningFlee to / Seek refuge with

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 投奔.

Words with 投

投入tóu rùinvest, put into
投资tóu zīinvest
投掷tóu zhìthrow; hurl; cast
投机tóu jīspeculate; be opportunistic
投票tóu piàovote
投诉tóu sùcomplaint
投降tóu xiángsurrender; capitulate
投射tóu shèProject / Cast

Words with 奔

奔波bēn bōrush about; be on the go
奔跑bēn pǎoto run
奔驰bēn chírun quickly; speed; gallop
奔赴bēn fùHurry off to / rush to
东奔西走

dōng bēn xī zǒu

rush about / run around

奔放bēn fànguninhibited; bold and unrestrained

奔走bēn zǒuto rush about, to run around

狂奔kuáng bēnto run wildly; to bolt

3.

How to Use 投奔 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 投奔 with other words naturally.

Adverb + Verbwith被迫

bèi被

pò迫

tóu投

bèn奔

neutral

be forced to seek refuge

Verb + Object

tóu投

bèn奔

qīn亲

yǒu友

neutral

seek refuge with relatives and friends

Verb + Verbwith前来

qián前

lái来

tóu投

bèn奔

4.

Example Sentences with 投奔

tā他

tóu投

bèn奔

le了

qīn亲

qī戚

。

tóu投

bèn奔

gé革

mìng命

formalWritten

join the revolution

formal

Written

come to seek refuge

He went to seek refuge with his relatives.

zhàn战

luàn乱

bào爆

fā发

hòu后

，

tā他

men们

bèi被

pò迫

tóu投

bèn奔

lín邻

guó国

xún寻

qiú求

bì庇

hù护

。

After the outbreak of war, they were forced to flee to a neighboring country for refuge.

nǐ你

dǎ打

suàn算

tóu投

bèn奔

nǎ哪

jiā家

gōng公

sī司

lái来

shí实

xiàn现

zhí职

yè业

lǐ理

xiǎng想

ne呢

？

Which company do you plan to seek refuge with to achieve your career aspirations?

wèi为

le了

gèng更

hǎo好

de的

gōng工

zuò作

jī机

huì会

，

tā她

jué决

dìng定

tóu投

bèn奔

dà大

chéng城

shì市

。

For better job opportunities, she decided to move to a big city.

tā他

bìng并

wèi未

tóu投

bèn奔

rèn任

hé何

shì势

lì力

，

ér而

shì是

xuǎn选

zé择

dú独

lì立

chuàng创

yè业

。

He did not seek refuge with any faction but chose to start his own business independently.

tīng听

shuō说

nǐ你

tóu投

bèn奔

le了

dǎo导

shī师

de的

yán研

jiū究

tuán团

duì队

，

jìn进

zhǎn展

rú如

hé何

？

I heard you joined your mentor's research team; how is it going?

zài在

kùn困

nán难

shí时

qī期

，

xǔ许

duō多

rén人

xuǎn选

zé择

tóu投

bèn奔

péng朋

yǒu友

huò或

jiā家

rén人

xún寻

qiú求

bāng帮

zhù助

。

During difficult times, many people choose to turn to friends or family for help.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

miàn面

lín临

kùn困

jìng境

，

tā他

réng仍

jù拒

jué绝

tóu投

bèn奔

duì对

shǒu手

，

jiān坚

shǒu守

yuán原

zé则

。

Despite facing difficulties, he still refused to flee to his rivals and adhered to his principles.