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风驰电掣

風馳電掣
fēngchídiànchè
idiom #39,888

Meanings

  1. 1 swift as the wind and lightning
  2. 2 moving extremely fast
  3. 3 at breakneck speed

Examples

跑车风驰电掣般地驶过马路。
Pǎochē fēngchídiànchè bān de shǐguò mǎlù.
The sports car shot down the road like wind and lightning.
新干线列车风驰电掣，一小时三百公里。
Xīngànxiàn lièchē fēngchídiànchè, yī xiǎoshí sānbǎi gōnglǐ.
The Shinkansen tears along at three hundred kilometers per hour.
他风驰电掣地冲向终点。
Tā fēngchídiànchè de chōng xiàng zhōngdiǎn.
He raced to the finish line at breakneck speed.

Tips

memory
风 (wind) + 电 (lightning) — two of the fastest things in nature. 驰 = gallop, 掣 = flash. Speed squared.
history
From the ancient military classic 《六韬·龙韬·王翼》, describing elite troops who 'move like wind and lightning, leaving no trace of their path.'

Stroke Order

风 fēng
驰 chí
电 diàn
掣 chè