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The character for "驰", meaning to gallop or to speed, originates from a phonetic-semantic compound structure where the traditional form "馳" combines the horse radical "馬" with the phonetic component "也". Its core meaning historically pertained to the act of a horse running at full speed, but this concept was also metaphorically extended to describe the swift motion of vehicles or even abstract notions like the rapid passage of time. Interestingly, an early and enduring secondary meaning developed from the idea of releasing tension, such as unstringing a bow, which then broadened further to encompass the relaxation of rules or one's concentration. The character’s structure was later streamlined in its simplified form, which retains the horse radical in its simplified version "马" while keeping the phonetic element "也" intact, thus preserving the original conceptual link to equine speed while accommodating its wider semantic range.
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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。