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追风蹑影
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追风蹑影

追风蹑影 — “To describe something”

追风蹑影 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to describe something”. Especially a horse, moving with extreme speed, as if chasing the wind and treading on shadows. Literally, “chasing the wind and treading on shadows”.

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追风蹑影 Pronunciation and Pinyin

追风蹑影 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
追
zhuī10chase, pursue, seek
风
fēng4wind, air current, custom
蹑
niè17step lightly or tiptoe
影
yǐng15shadow, image, film

Example Sentence with 追风蹑影

这匹骏马在草原上追风蹑影,瞬间便消失在视野中。
This magnificent steed, chasing the wind and treading on shadows, vanished from sight across the grassland in an instant.

Idioms Related to 追风蹑影

Synonyms of 追风蹑影

  • zhuī追fēng风shè摄jǐng景moving with extreme swiftness
  • zhuī追fēng风niè蹑jǐng景move with extreme speed
  • zhuī追fēng风zhú逐yǐng影move with lightning speed

More idioms starting with 追

  • zhuī追yún云zhú逐diàn电move with extreme speed
  • zhuī追wáng亡zhú逐běi北pursue and attack a fleeing enemy
  • zhuī追wáng亡zhú逐dùn遁relentlessly pursue and rout fleeing opponents
  • zhuī追bēn奔zhú逐běi北pursue and attack a fleeing enemy
  • zhuī追huǐ悔bù不jí及too late for regret
  • zhuī追huǐ悔hé何jí及Too late for regrets
  • zhuī追huǐ悔wú无jí及too late for deep regrets
  • zhuī追huǐ悔mò莫jí及too late to regret
  • zhuī追běn本qiú求yuán源trace to the source
  • zhuī追běn本sù溯yuán源trace back to the source
  • zhuī追běn本qióng穷yuán源trace something back to its origin
  • zhuī追gēn根páo刨dǐ底get to the bottom of something

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Questions about 追风蹑影

What does 追风蹑影 mean?

追风蹑影 (zhuī fēng niè yǐng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to describe something”.

How do you pronounce 追风蹑影?

追风蹑影 is pronounced zhuī fēng niè yǐng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 追风蹑影 literally mean?

Literally, 追风蹑影 means “chasing the wind and treading on shadows”. It is used to mean “to describe something”.

What is the Chinese definition of 追风蹑影?

形容马行疾速。同“追风蹑景”。

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