疾驰 (jí chí) — to speed along; to race (of vehicles, etc.)

Definition

Literary verb meaning to speed or race along (vehicles, horses, trains). More vivid and written than 飞奔 or 奔跑, which cover running on foot.

verb
to speed alongto race (of vehicles, etc.)

Examples

  • 疾驰。
    Qì chē zài gāo sù gōng lù shàng jí chí.
    The car sped along the highway.
  • 疾驰。
    Liè chē jí chí ér guò.
    The train sped past.
  • 疾驰。
    Nà pǐ mǎ zài cǎo yuán shàng jí chí.
    That horse raced across the grassland.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

疾jíswift
驰chígallop

疾 gives swift and 驰 gives gallop, so the word means to speed along.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

疾 combines 疒, showing illness, with a form showing an arrow flying toward a person, giving the sense of fast.

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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