骛 (wù): (bound form) to rush about, to strive for
骛 (wù) is a Chinese character meaning “(bound form) to rush about.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 敄 (structural) and 马 (structural). It ranks #4012 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 骛 a horse 马 working hard 敄; 敄 also provides the pronunciation. Its radical form 马 (horse) appears in many related characters such as 马 (mǎ, horse), 骂 (mà, to scold), 驾 (jià, to drive).
Definitions
- (bound form) to rush about
- to strive for
Etymology & Origin
ideographicA horse 马 working hard 敄; 敄 also provides the pronunciation
Decomposition: ⿱敄马 (layout: top-bottom)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 好高骛远 | hào gāo wù yuǎn | to bite off more than one can chew (idiom) |
| 心无旁骛phrase | xīn wú páng wù | completely focused |
| 外骛 | wài wù | to get involved in things which are not one's business |
| 旁骛verb | páng wù | to be inattentive |
| 驰骛 | chí wù | to move swiftly |
骛 appears in 5 compound words: 0 as the first character, 80 as the last, and 20 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Idioms & Chengyu (2)
Example Sentences
伊朗乒乓球“黑马”少年法拉吉:心无旁骛迎接每个对手
yī lǎng pīng pāng qiú hēi mǎ shǎo nián fǎ lā jí : xīn wú páng wù yíng jiē měi gè duì shǒu
Iranian Table Tennis "Dark Horse" Faraji: Focused on Each Opponent
球队强势复苏的原因其实并不复杂:全队摒弃外界杂音、心无旁骛专注赛场。
qiú duì qiáng shì fù sū de yuán yīn qí shí bìng bù fù zá : quán duì bìng qì wài jiè zá yīn , xīn wú páng wù zhuān zhù sài chǎng .
The reason behind the team’s strong comeback is actually quite simple: the entire team has put aside outside noise and remained fully focused on the game.
实际上,很多作者在创作之余,还要为收入、生计而担忧,难以做到心无旁骛。
shí jì shàng , hěn duō zuò zhě zài chuàng zuò zhī yú , hái yào wéi shōu rù , shēng jì ér dān yōu , nán yǐ zuò dào xīn wú páng wù .
In fact, many authors, in addition to their creative work, have to worry about their income and livelihood, making it difficult for them to focus entirely on their writing.
Character Family
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