马 (馬)
mǎ
Pinyin

Definition

马 (馬)
 - 
mǎ
  1. horse
  2. CL:匹[pǐ]
  3. horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess
  4. knight in Western chess
马 (馬)
 - 
Mǎ
  1. surname Ma
  2. abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Mǎ lái xī yà]

Character Decomposition

Compounds (26)

验
yàn
  1. 1 to examine
  2. 2 to test
  3. 3 to check
惊
jīng
  1. 1 to startle
  2. 2 to be frightened
  3. 3 to be scared
  4. 4 alarm
欢
huān
  1. 1 a breed of horse
  2. 2 variant: 欢 huān
驳
bó
  1. 1 variant: 驳 bó
騃
ái
  1. 1 stupid
  2. 2 idiotic

Related Words (20)

千军万马
qiān jūn wàn mǎ
  1. 1 magnificent army with thousands of men and horses (idiom); impressive display of manpower
  2. 2 all the King's horses and all the King's men
宝马
Bǎo mǎ
  1. 1 BMW (car company)
皇马
Huáng Mǎ
  1. 1 Real Madrid soccer team
  2. 2 abbr. for 皇家馬德里|皇家马德里
神马
shén mǎ
  1. 1 mythical horse
  2. 2 Internet slang for 什麼|什么[shén me]
立马
lì mǎ
  1. 1 at once
  2. 2 immediately
  3. 3 promptly
  4. 4 swiftly

Idioms (20)

一言既出，驷马难追
yī yán jì chū , sì mǎ nán zhuī
  1. 1 lit. once said, a team of horses cannot unsay it (idiom); a promise must be kept
一马平川
yī mǎ píng chuān
  1. 1 flat land one could gallop straight across (idiom); wide expanse of flat country
三马同槽
sān mǎ tóng cáo
  1. 1 three horses at the same trough (idiom, alluding to Sima Yi 司馬懿|司马懿[Sī mǎ Yì] and his two sons); conspirators under the same roof
中箭落马
zhòng jiàn luò mǎ
  1. 1 lit. to be struck by an arrow and fall from one's horse
  2. 2 to suffer a serious setback (idiom)
人仰马翻
rén yǎng mǎ fān
  1. 1 to suffer a crushing defeat (idiom)
  2. 2 in a pitiful state
  3. 3 in a complete mess
  4. 4 to roll (with laughter)

Sample Sentences

她要她的白马王子眼睛大，眉毛浓，头发微微自然卷，个子还要高，最重要的是要有钱，要能常常买新衣服，买她想要的东西给她。
tā yào tā de báimǎwángzǐ yǎnjing dà ，méimao nóng ，tóufa wēiwēi zìrán juǎn ，gèzi hái yào gāo ，zuì zhòngyào de shì yào yǒuqián ，yào néng chángcháng mǎi Xīn yīfu ，mǎi tā xiǎngyào de dōngxi gěi tā 。
She wants her Prince Charming to have big eyes, thick eyebrows, slightly curly hair, to be tall, and above all, to have money, to be able to buy new clothes and what she wants all the time.
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这部电影天马行空，很有想法。
zhè bù diànyǐng tiānmǎxíngkōng ，hěn yǒu xiǎngfǎ 。
This movie is bizarre. There are a lot of ideas in this movie.
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天马行空
tiānmǎxíngkōng
Lit:A legendary horse flies in the air. Fig: Surreal.
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达利的画天马行空，大家都看不懂。
dálì de huà tiānmǎxíngkōng ，dàjiā dōu kànbudǒng 。
Dali’s paintings are bizarre. Nobody understands them.
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他的字天马行空，非常好看。
tā de zì tiānmǎxíngkōng ，fēicháng hǎokàn 。
His handwriting is artistic. It’s beautiful.
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他做事不认真，常常马马虎虎。
tā zuòshì bù rènzhēn ，chángcháng mǎmahūhū 。
He doesn’t work seriously. He is careless all the time.
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马马虎虎
mǎmahūhū
Lit: Horse horse tiger tiger. Fig: So-so; careless.
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他的中文马马虎虎。
tā de Zhōngwén mǎmahūhū 。
His Chinese is just ok.
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学习不能马马虎虎。
xuéxí bùnéng mǎmahūhū 。
Learning should be focused on.
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今天时间不够，我们只好走马看花。
jīntiān shíjiān bùgòu ，wǒmen zhǐhǎo zǒumǎkànhuā 。
We don’t have enough time today. We can only rush through sightseeing.
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