飞驰 (fēi chí) — to speed along; to race (of vehicles, horses, etc.)

Definition

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

Examples

  • 飞驰。
    Pǎo chē zài gāo sù gōng lù shàng yì fēi chí ér guò.
    The sports car sped along the highway.
  • 飞驰,。
    Jùn mǎ zài cǎo yuán shàng fēi chí, yáng qǐ yí piàn chén tǔ.
    The steed raced across the grassland, kicking up a cloud of dust.
  • 飞驰,。
    Huǒ chē fēi chí zài guǎng kuò de yuán yě shàng, chuāng wài de fēng jǐng yì shǎn ér guò.
    The train sped across the vast wilderness, the scenery outside the window flashing by.

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.

驰chígallop

飞 (like flying) and 驰 (gallop) combine to suggest speed along.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 飛; 飞 is its simplified writing.

For 飞, the traditional form 飛 pictures a bird flying upwards.

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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