马 馬
mǎ
HSK level: HSK 3
Meaning
horse; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess
Measure word: 匹
Other reading: Mǎ
surname Ma; abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]
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Examples
马比鹿强。
mǎ bǐ lù qiáng。
Horses are stronger than deer.
这是我的马。
zhè shì wǒ de mǎ。
This is my horse.
你喂过马了吗？
nǐ wèi guò mǎ le ma？
Have you already fed the horses?
Words with this character
马上 mǎ shàng at once马路 mǎ lù street马车 mǎ chē cart马桶 mǎ tǒng chamber pot马力 mǎ lì horsepower黑马 hēi mǎ dark horse马虎 mǎ hu careless骏马 jùn mǎ fine horse马戏 mǎ xì circus千军万马 qiān jūn wàn mǎ magnificent army with thousands of men and horses马后炮 mǎ hòu pào moving the cannon after moving the horse away罗马 Luó mǎ Rome, capital of Italy骑马 qí mǎ to ride a horse马拉松 mǎ lā sōng marathon马来 Mǎ lái Malaya河马 hé mǎ hippopotamus立马 lì mǎ at once上马 shàng mǎ to get on a horse下马 xià mǎ to dismount from a horse古罗马 gǔ Luó mǎ ancient Rome过马路 guò mǎ lù to cross the street亚马逊河 Yà mǎ xùn Hé Amazon River巴拿马运河 Bā ná mǎ Yùn hé Panama Canal