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The character 驰, with its traditional form 馳, is a phono-semantic compound. The left side features the horse radical 马, providing the semantic category of equines or riding, while the right side component 也 serves as the phonetic element. Its core meaning describes a horse galloping at great speed. This sense of swift movement later extended to general concepts of racing or traveling quickly, regardless of the means. The character also figuratively denotes the rapid spread or dissemination of a person's fame or reputation over great distances.
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汽车在公路上奔驰。
火车飞驰过田野。
他驰骋在篮球场上。
驰名品牌值得信赖。
救援车辆驰援灾区。
骏马在旷野上自由驰骋。
这款汽车以速度驰名。
思想在知识的海洋中驰骋。