fei1 ci4飛馳飞驰
Jyutpingfei1 ci4
Yalefēi chìh
Definition
To zoom; to travel or fly along at high speed, such as in a car or on a horse.
colloquialtransportdaily actions
How it's used
Focuses on the sensation of rapid, smooth movement, often implying a sense of excitement or freedom. While it can apply to various modes of transport, it is most frequently used in contexts involving cars, trains, or even horses to highlight the high velocity.
Examples
The sports car is zooming along the highway.
Did you see the license plate when that car zoomed past?
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe people running on foot, as it is almost exclusively reserved for vehicles or animals that carry a rider.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
