# 投奔 (tóubèn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 投奔 (tóubèn) means “to go to someone for refuge; to seek shelter with”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to go to someone for refuge; to seek shelter with
- Pinyin: tóubèn (tou2 ben4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 失业后他去投奔了亲戚。
  Shīyè hòu tā qù tóubèn le qīnqi.
  After losing his job, he went to stay with relatives.

## Characters

- [投](https://hanziro.com/word/tou-throw/) (tóu): to throw; to cast (a vote)
- [奔](https://hanziro.com/word/ben-rush/) (bēn): to rush; to hurry

https://hanziro.com/word/tou-ben-go-someone-refuge/

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