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直奔

zhí bèn · zhi ben

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to go straight to
  2. to make a beeline for
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Straight to the skewers

  1. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)到(dào)夜市(yèshì)了(le)！先(xiān)看看(kànkan)吧(ba)。

    We're at the night market! Let's look around first.

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)不(bù)看(kàn)了(le)，我(wǒ)直奔(zhíbèn)烤肠(kǎocháng)。

    I'm not looking. I'm heading straight for the grilled sausage.

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)知道(zhīdào)它(tā)在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)？

    How do you know where it is?

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)昨天(zuótiān)来过(láiguò)。我(wǒ)每次(měicì)都(dōu)直奔(zhíbèn)那(nà)一家(yījiā)。

    I came yesterday. Every time I go straight to that shop.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)今天(jīntiān)吃点(chīdiǎn)新的(xīnde)吧(ba)。

    Then let's eat something new today.

  6. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)直奔(zhíbèn)旁边(pángbiān)那(nà)一家(yījiā)。

    OK, I'll head straight for the one next door.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)一(yí)下(xià)火(huǒ)车(chē)就(jiù)直(zhí)奔(bèn)酒(jiǔ)店(diàn)。

As soon as he got off the train, he headed straight for the hotel.

02

听(tīng)到(dào)消(xiāo)息(xi)后(hòu)，她(tā)直(zhí)奔(bèn)医(yī)院(yuàn)去(qù)看(kàn)望(wàng)朋(péng)友(you)。

After hearing the news, she made a beeline for the hospital to visit her friend.

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