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chí

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chí Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
chí | chi2
English translation
run fast
speed
spread
gallop
speed, haste; to run, to gallop

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About chí

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Number of strokes

6

Traditional form

chí

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Verb-like morpheme / 动词性语素 Dòngcí xìng yǔsù

Learning hint

horse

Etymology of chí

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

马也

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of chí .

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Example sentences using chí

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xià 大衣 dà yī shǎng 松驰 de 线 xiàn .

He plucked at the loose threads of his coat.

yún zài fēng qián 飞驰 fēi chí .

The clouds fled before the wind.

因此 yīncǐ , 禹城 Yǔ chéng 五香 wǔ xiāng tuō 扒鸡便 biàn 名声大振, 南北 nán běi 驰名 chí míng .

Therefore, Yucheng de - bone braised chicken spiced it became famous, well - known north - south .

liàng chí Guò de 卡车 kǎchē jiàn le 我们 wǒmen 一身 yī shēn .

A passing lorry covered us in mud from head to foot.

他们 tā men 骑着自行车 zìxíngchē Xiàng 福克斯 Fú kè sī tōng 飞驰而.

They zoomed down to Folkestone on their bikes.

Words with chí

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
奔驰 Bēnchí to speed奔馳
chí to speed chí
飞驰 fēi chí to speed飛馳
背道而驰 bèi dào ér chí to run in the opposite direction (idiom); to run counter to背道而馳
驰骋 chí chěng to gallop馳騁
驰名 chí míng famous馳名
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 wú lí tóu [wú​lí​tóu] movies周星馳
疾驰 jí chí to speed along疾馳
风驰电掣 fēng chí diàn chè fast as lightning風馳電掣
心驰神往 xīn chí shén wǎng to long for心馳神往
古驰 Gǔ chí Gucci (brand)古馳
急驰 jí chí to speed along急馳
驰援 chí yuán to rush to the rescue馳援
纵横驰骋 zòng héng chí chěng to criss-cross縱橫馳騁
心荡神驰 xīn dàng shén chí to be infatuated with心蕩神馳

chí Decomposition & Compounds

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chí Decomposition

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