Chinese

Verb

疾走

1. to dash; to sprint; to scamper; to scurry; to run quickly

Japanese

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• IPA^(key): /si.s.so.o/, [ɕisso̞ː]

Noun

疾走 ‎(hiragana しっそう, romaji shissō)

1. a dash, a sprint, running or going at full speed

Usage notes

Can be used to describe people, animals, and vehicles.

Synonyms

• 力走 (りきそう) ‎(rikisō): going all out, running as hard as one can (for people, animals, vehicles)
• 快走 (かいそう) ‎(kaisō): running or going fast gleefully or happily (for people, animals, vehicles)
• 疾駆 (しっく) ‎(shikku): a dash, a sprint (only for vehicles or horses: something driven)
• ダッシュ ‎(dasshu): a dash, a sprint (as in a race, when running hard from start to finish)
• スパート ‎(supāto): a spurt of speed (as in a race, when running extra hard from some point after the start)

Verb

疾走する ‎(intransitive, hiragana しっそうする, romaji shissō suru)

1. to dash, to sprint, to run or go at full speed

   車 (くるま)は海辺 (うみべ)を疾走 (しっそう)した。

   Kuruma wa umibe o shissō shita.

   The car streaked along the beach.

Usage notes

Can be used to describe people, animals, and vehicles.

Conjugation

Synonyms

• 力走 (りきそう) ‎(rikisō): to go all out, to run as hard as one can (for people, animals, vehicles)
• 快走 (かいそう) ‎(kaisō): to run or go fast gleefully or happily (for people, animals, vehicles)
• 疾駆 (しっく) ‎(shikku): to dash, to sprint (only for vehicles or horses: something driven)
• ダッシュ ‎(dasshu): to dash, to sprint (as in a race, when running hard from start to finish)
• スパート ‎(supāto): to put on a spurt of speed (as in a race, when running extra hard from some point after the start)