Chinese word

直奔

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhí bèn

Meaning

  • verbhead straight for

Example

会议结束后他就直奔机场。huì yì jié shù hòu tā jiù zhí bèn jī chǎng

After the meeting, he headed straight for the airport.

Illustration for 直奔 (head straight for)

More examples

发言人开场就直奔主题，节省了许多时间。fā yán rén kāi chǎng jiù zhí bèn zhǔ tí jié shěng le xǔ duō shí jiān

The spokesperson got straight to the point at the start, saving a lot of time.

Core concept

Moves straight toward a destination or central point without detours, whether the target is a place or a topic.

Common phrases

  • 直奔机场zhí bèn jī chǎng

    head straight for the airport

  • 直奔主题zhí bèn zhǔ tí

    get straight to the point

  • 直奔现场zhí bèn xiàn chǎng

    head straight for the scene

Similar words

切入qiē rù: Move straight into the key point of a discussion or piece of writing.
直入zhí rù: Go directly into the main subject or point.
奔赴bēn fù: Hurry toward a place or the site of a task.
赶往gán wǎng: Hurry to a particular destination.

Definition in Chinese

直接朝向某地或某事，中途不迂回，既可指具体去处也可指直截了当地进入主题。zhí jiē cháo xiàng mǒu dì huò mǒu shì zhōng tú bù yū huí jì kě zhǐ jù tǐ qù chù yě kě zhǐ zhí jié liǎo dàng dì jìn rù zhǔ tí

Word origin

直奔 (zhíbēn, "head straight for") combines 直 (zhí, "straight") with 奔 (bèn, "head toward"), creating the image of going straight to a target.

Usage tips

  • In conversation, this verb commonly takes a destination or a topic after it, so the same pattern covers going straight to an airport and moving directly to the main point.

Other meanings

  • go directly toverb

Opposites

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