Chinese language vocabulary 汉语词汇 飞毛腿 (fēimáotuǐ) fleet-footed runner

飞毛腿 (fēimáotuǐ) fleet-footed runner

Usage:

 

“飞毛腿”来源于古代的邮务系统。古代的紧急军事信件的信封一角黏着一根羽毛，表示需要尽快送到。送这种信的时候，在马匹无法到达的地方，会派出善于快跑的人想办法将它送达。后来人们就把那些健步如飞的人称为“飞毛腿”,也说跑得快的人长了“飞毛腿”。

“飞 毛腿 (fēimáotuǐ)”originated from the ancient postal system. In ancient China, urgent military letters always had a feather glued to the corner on its envelope, meaning the letter should be delivered as soon as possible. In some places wher horses couldn’t reach, a person who ran fast would be dispatched to do the job. Later on people call these fleet-footed runners “飞毛腿(fēimáotuǐ)”, or say they have grown a “飞毛腿 (fēimáotuǐ)”。

Sentences:

 

1、 Jiékè yào dàibiǎo wǒmen bān cānjiā pǎobù bǐsài，tā kě shì wǒmen bān de fēimáotuǐ !
杰克要代表我们班参加跑步比赛，他可是我们班的飞毛腿！

Jack is going to participate in the running race on behalf of our class, because he is the best runner in our class.

 

2、Tā xiàng zhǎng le fēimáotuǐ yíyàng, pǎo chūqù zhuī shàng le lǎoshī.
他像长了飞毛腿一样，跑出去追上了老师。

He rushed out at a high speed and caught up with the teacher.