rush about on orders; be kept constantly on the run
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Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesverb
to rush about under orders; to be constantly on the run
literaryClassical/literary usage. Modern usage is almost exclusively in the idiom 疲于奔命.
Bù部
duì队
lián连
rì日
bēn奔
mìng命
，
zǎo早
yǐ已
rén人
kùn困
mǎ马
fá乏
。
The troops, having been rushing about for days on end, are exhausted.
Tā他
pí疲
yú于
bēn奔
mìng命
，
gōng工
zuò作
yǔ与
jiā家
tíng庭
nán难
yǐ以
jiān兼
gù顾
。
He is run ragged, struggling to balance work and family.