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Meaning of 马
Pinyin
mǎ
Radical
马
Strokes
3
Definition
horse / horse chess piece / Surname
Usage
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马
mǎ
名
1. 哺乳动物，颈上有鬃，尾生长毛，四肢强健，善跑，供人骑或拉东西。
(A mammal with a mane on its neck, long hair on its tail, strong limbs, good at running, used for riding or pulling things.)
2. 大。
(Large.)
3. 姓。
(Surname.)
马
mǎ
名
1. 单蹄食草大型哺乳动物 ([En.] horse)。
(Single-hoofed large mammal that feeds on grass [En. horse].)
2. “码”的古字。古代用以计算的筹码。近世也用以计数 ([En.] code)
(An ancient character of "码," used in ancient times as counting chips; in modern times, also used for counting.)
3. 姓。
(Surname.)
马
mǎ
动
1. 〈方〉∶发怒时把脸拉长像马脸 ([En.] draw face).
(Dial. to stretch one's face when angry like a horse's face.)
2. 驾着马 ([En.] take horse; control a horse)
(To drive or control a horse.)
马
mǎ
形
大的 ([En.] big).
(Large [En. big].)
引例
1. 韩愈《马说》：千里马常有，而伯乐不常有。
(Han Yu's "On Horses": There are often thousand-mile horses, but there are not often talents to recognize them.)
例句
如:马伯乐(相马的人);
(For example: 马伯乐 [the one who appraises horses];)
如:马道(大路);
(For example: 马道 [big road];)
lit. a donkey's lips do not match a horse's mouth (idiom) / fig. beside the point / incongruous
thousands of horses, all mute (idiom); no-one dares to speak out / an atmosphere of political oppression
ponytail (hairstyle) / horse's tail / slender fibers like horse's tail (applies to various plants)
lit. to rein in the horse at the edge of the precipice (idiom) / fig. to act in the nick of time
to urge on a horse by patting its bottom / fig. to encourage / same as 拍馬屁|拍马屁, to flatter or toady
lit. green plums and hobby-horse (idiom) / fig. innocent children's games / childhood sweethearts / a couple who grew up as childhood friends
grass mud horse / used as a substitute for 肏你媽|肏你妈[cao4 ni3 ma1], to mock or avoid censorship on the Internet
to smooth whiskers and pat a horse's bottom (idiom); to use flatter to get what one wants / to toady / boot-licking
to suffer a crushing defeat (idiom) / in a pitiful state / in a complete mess / to roll (with laughter)
serve like a dog or a horse / be of service at sb.'s disposal / render one's services / render the services of a dog or a horse
lit. heart like a frisky monkey, mind like a cantering horse (idiom); fig. capricious (derog.) / to have ants in one's pants / hyperactive / adventurous and uncontrollable
lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom) / fig. a blessing in disguise / it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
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Input Method for 马
Pinyin
ma3
Wubi
cnng|cgd
Cangjie
nvsm
Zhengma
xa
Four Corner
77127
Unicode
U+9a6c
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