馳 (ci4 | chi2) : go quickly or swiftly; hurry; rush; spread

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馳

ci4

chi2

[1] [v] go quickly or swiftly; hurry; rush; speed; fleet [2] [v] exert; exercise [3] [v] spread; propagate

Stroke count: 13

Level: 3

Radical: (#187)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

馳 / 驰

This word has been viewed 5075 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:46

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奔馳 ban1 ci4 ben1 chi2 = to run quickly; speed; Mercedes Benz (in China)

疾馳而過 zat6 ci4 ji4 gwo3 ji2 chi2 er2 guo4 = swept past, flashed by at high speed

疾馳 zat6 ci4 ji2 chi2 = speed off; gallop off

鬆馳 sung1 ci4 song1 chi2 = to relax; relaxation

為口奔馳 wai6 hau2 ban1 ci4 = to work hard to make a living

急馳 gap1 ci4 ji2 chi2 = to ride urgently; to speed along

馳名 ci4 meng4*2 chi2 ming2 = to be famous; to be renowned; to be known far and wide

風馳電掣 fung1 ci4 din6 zai3 feng1 chi2 dian4 che4 = to speed along

馳騁 ci4 cing2 chi2 cheng3 = gallop

背道而馳 bui3 dou6 ji4 ci4 bei4 dao4 er2 chi2 = run counter to; contrary to
See all 12 compounds (CantoDict reports 11 compounds in total, which would seem to be an error - please report this on the CantoDict forum)

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