shǐ

(of a vehicle, horse etc) to go fast; to speed

(of a vehicle) to run; to go; (of a boat) to sail

horse (马) + sound (史) = to drive or sail at speed

马 grounds the meaning in movement — originally horse-driven, now extended to any vehicle in motion. 史 mainly lends the shǐ sound and does not carry semantic weight here.

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那辆车缓缓出了车站。

nà liàng chē huǎn huǎn shǐ chū le chē zhàn。

that car slowly drove out of the station.

轮船在海上平稳地向远方。

lún chuán zài hǎi shàng píng wěn de shǐ xiàng yuǎn fāng。

the ship sailed steadily toward the distance on the sea.

Words with 驶

酒后驾驶

jiǔ hòu jià shǐ

driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI)

驾驶席

jià shǐ xí

driver's seat

驾驶

jià shǐ

to drive (vehicle); to pilot (ship, airplane etc)

驾驶人

jià shǐ rén

(car, van) driver

驾驶员

jià shǐ yuán

pilot; driver

驾驶执照

jià shǐ zhí zhào

driver's license

驾驶室

jià shǐ shì

cab (of a locomotive, truck etc); driver's compartment; wheelhouse

驶入

shǐ rù

(of a car, ship, train etc) to enter

驶出

shǐ chū

to leave port

驶向

shǐ xiàng

(of a train, boat, plane etc) to head in the direction of

驶往

shǐ wǎng

(of a vehicle, boat etc) to travel to; to head for

驶流

shǐ liú

swiftly flowing

More characters with 马