驰骋

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chíchěng
verb #22,525

Meanings

  1. 1 to gallop
  2. 2 to race across
  3. 3 to roam freely
  4. 4 to range widely (literary)

Examples

Zhànmǎ zài cǎoyuán shàng chíchěng, qìshì pángbó.
War horses galloped across the grasslands in a magnificent display.
Tā de sīwéi chíchěng zài yǔzhòu de biānjiāng.
His thoughts ranged freely across the frontiers of the universe.
Niánqīng shí, tā mèngxiǎng zài guǎngkuò tiāndì jiān chíchěng.
In her youth, she dreamed of roaming freely across wide open spaces.

Tips

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驰骋 is a literary and elevated word. In everyday speech, people say or 奔跑. 驰骋 evokes classical poetry and historical settings — galloping horses, open plains, heroic freedom.

Stroke Order

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chěng