tǐng
铤
to walk quickly
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Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesverb
to walk quickly; to stride rapidly
literaryAn archaic literary term, most famously used in the idiom 铤而走险.
Tā他
tǐng铤
ér而
zǒu走
rù入
mì密
lín林
shēn深
chù处
。
He strode quickly into the depths of the dense forest.
Chéng成
yǔ语
“
tǐng铤
ér而
zǒu走
xiǎn险
”
xíng形
róng容
wú无
lù路
kě可
zǒu走
shí时
cǎi采
qǔ取
mào冒
xiǎn险
xíng行
dòng动
。
The idiom 'to take a risk out of desperation' describes taking a risky action when there is no other way out.