马

Horse in Chinese: 马 (mǎ)

mǎ

horse

HSK 3Traditional: 馬2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1horse
  2. 2horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess
  3. 3knight in Western chess

Stroke order

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马

Zhuyin

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ㄇㄚˇ

mǎ

ㄇ/ mㄚ/ aˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

马

Simplified

馬

Traditional

Example sentences

See 马 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 阿妈买马。

    ā mā mǎi mǎ。

    Your grandmother bought a horse.

  • 马上上马！

    mǎ shàng shàng mǎ！

    Get on the horse immediately!

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Related words

马上

mǎ shàng

at once

马虎

mǎ hu

careless

马路

mǎ lù

street

马车

mǎ chē

cart

黑马

hēi mǎ

dark horse

骏马

jùn mǎ

fine horse

马力

mǎ lì

horsepower

马桶

mǎ tǒng

chamber pot

马戏

mǎ xì

circus

马后炮

mǎ hòu pào

lit. firing after the horse

千军万马

qiān jūn wàn mǎ

magnificent army with thousands of men and horses (idiom)

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