驰 (chí): to gallop
驰 (chí) is a Chinese character meaning “to gallop.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 马 (semantic) and 也 (phonetic). It ranks #2064 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 驰 horse. Its radical form 马 (horse) appears in many related characters such as 马 (mǎ, horse), 骑 (qí, to ride), 验 (yàn, to test, to verify).
Definitions
- to gallop
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 奔驰 | bēn chí | to run quickly |
| 飞驰 | fēi chí | to speed |
| 背道而驰 | bèi dào ér chí | to run in the opposite direction (idiom) |
| 驰骋 | chí chěng | to gallop |
| 疾驰 | jí chí | to speed along |
| 风驰电掣 | fēng chí diàn chè | fast as lightning |
| 驰名 | chí míng | famous |
| 心驰神往 | xīn chí shén wǎng | one's thoughts fly to a longed-for place or person |
| 古驰 | gǔ chí | Gucci (brand) |
| 纵横驰骋 | zòng héng chí chěng | to criss-cross |
| 疾驰而过 | jí chí ér guò | to sweep past |
| 心荡神驰 | xīn dàng shén chí | to be infatuated with |
| 周星驰 | zhōu xīng chí | Stephen Chow (1962-), Hong Kong actor, comedian, screenwriter and film director, known for his mo lei tau 無厘頭|无厘头[wu2... |
| 驰道 | chí dào | (old) highway for the emperor |
| 驰龙科 | chí lóng kē | Dromaeosauridae (dinosaur family including velociraptor) |
驰 appears in 26 compound words: 31 as the first character, 50 as the last, and 19 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 驰 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (5)
to run in opposite directions; to run counter to; to be inconsistent with
one's thoughts fly to a longed-for place or person; to long for; infatuated
to run in opposite directions; to run counter to; to be inconsistent with
one's thoughts fly to a longed-for place or person; to long for; infatuated
Example Sentences
这辆跑车在公路上飞驰，速度很快。
Zhè liàng pǎochē zài gōnglù shang fēichí, sùdù hěn kuài.
This sports car is galloping on the highway at high speed.
奔驰S级 W222 24万公里全车整备 #奔...
bēn chí S jí W 2 2 2 2 4 wàn gōng lǐ quán chē zhěng bèi bēn . . .
Mercedes-Benz S-Class W222: 240,000 km Full Vehicle Service #Mercedes...
组图|边防官兵雪原驰骋护平安
zǔ tú biān fáng guān bīng xuě yuán chí 骋 hù píng ān
Group picture|Border officers and soldiers gallop in the snowfield to protect safety
奔驰中国与Momenta深化未来出行领域合作...
bēn chí zhōng guó yǔ M o m e n t a shēn huà wèi lái chū háng lǐng yù gě zuò . . .
Mercedes-Benz China and Momenta deepen cooperation in the field of future mobility...
电影《飞驰人生3》在澳门热映
diàn yǐng fēi chí rén shēng 3 zài ào mén rè yìng
The movie "Flying Life 3" was released in Macau
马年新春第一班,武汉95后高铁司机的“飞驰人生”
mǎ nián xīn chūn dì yī bān , wǔ hàn hòu gāo tiě sī jī de fēi chí rén shēng
The first shift in the New Year of the Horse, Wuhan 95 high-speed train driver's "flying life".
他的行为和他的信念背道而驰。
Tā de xíngwéi hé tā de xìnniàn bèidào'érchí.
His behavior is contrary to his belief.
Character Family
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