疾驶 (jí shǐ) — to speed, to drive swiftly (often used for rapid departure or passing)

Definition

疾驶 emphasizes extremely fast movement, usually of a vehicle, often with the sense of rushing past or away. Pairs naturally with 而过 / 而去 to describe rapid passing.

verb
to speedto drive swiftly (often used for rapid departure or passing)
Easily confused

Examples

  • 疾驶，。
    Nà liàng chē jí shǐ ér guò, zhuǎn yǎn jiù bú jiàn le.
    That car sped past and disappeared in an instant.
  • 疾驶。
    Jiù hù chē míng zhe dí jí shǐ ér qù.
    The ambulance sped away with its siren blaring.
  • 疾驶。
    Tā zài gāo sù gōng lù shàng yǐ yì bǎi liù shí gōng lǐ de shí sù jí shǐ.
    He drove swiftly on the highway at 160 kilometers per hour.

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
驶shǐdrive

疾 conveys swift motion, and 驶 supplies the driving sense.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 駛; 驶 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
馬馬mǎ
Sound part声符shēngfú
史
史shǐ駛shǐ
Same sound today

The traditional form 駛 has 馬 as the meaning part and 史 as the sound part.

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