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Character

马

mǎ HSK 3
马 mǎ HSK 3
  • 1. horse
  • 2. large; big
  • 3. a surname
  • 4. horse piece (in Chinese chess)
Words using 马 as mǎ (11)
  • 1 马上 mǎ shàng — immediately HSK 3
    • 马 horse (part of idiom meaning 'immediately')
    • 上 on/up (part of idiom meaning 'immediately')
    Example

    我马上就来。

    wǒ mǎ shàng jiù lái

    I'll come immediately.

  • 2 马路 mǎ lù — road, street HSK 3
    • 马 horse (historical reference to roads used by horses)
    • 路 road, path
    Example

    过马路要小心。

    guò mǎ lù yào xiǎo xīn

    Be careful when crossing the street.

  • 3 马虎 mǎ hu — careless HSK 6
    • 马 horse (part of idiom)
    • 虎 tiger (part of idiom)
    Example

    这是一个马虎的错误。

    zhè shì yí gè mǎ hu de cuò wù

    This is a careless mistake.

  • 4 千军万马 qiān jūn wàn mǎ — a mighty army HSK 7
    • 千 thousand - indicating vast quantity
    • 军 army/troops - military forces
    • 万 ten thousand - indicating even greater quantity
    • 马 horses - cavalry, suggesting speed and power
    Example

    他以千军万马之势冲过了终点线。

    tā yǐ qiān jūn wàn mǎ zhī shì chōng guò le zhōng diǎn xiàn

    He crossed the finish line with the momentum of a mighty army.

  • 5 斑马线 bān mǎ xiàn — crosswalk HSK 7
    • 斑 stripe, spot (refers to the striped pattern)
    • 马 horse (together with 斑 forms 'zebra')
    • 线 line (refers to the painted lines on the road)
    Example

    司机在斑马线前停了下来。

    sī jī zài bān mǎ xiàn qián tíng le xià lái

    The driver stopped before the crosswalk.

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Structure & writing
马 mǎ — horse
马 is a component in 24 characters
HSK 1
吗 ma same as "嘛" 妈 mā mom; mother (reduplicated form)
HSK 3
码 mǎ a symbol or figure representing a number; a code number 骑 qí to ride (an animal or other thing) astride
HSK 4
骄 jiāo arrogant, conceited 验 yàn to inspect; to examine
HSK 5
驶 shǐ to run swiftly (of vehicles, horses, etc.) 驾 jià to harness (a cart or farm implement) to an animal 骂 mà to insult or abuse with crude or malicious words 骗 piàn to deceive; to cheat; to trick
HSK 6
蚂 mǎ see "蚂蟥"; common name for leeches 闯 chuǎng to rush forward boldly; to charge 骤 zhòu (lit.) (of a horse) to gallop
HSK 7
腾 téng to run or leap 驭 yù to drive (a carriage or horse) 驮 tuó to carry on the back (of an animal) 驯 xùn tame, docile (of animals) 驰 chí to gallop; to speed (of horses, vehicles, etc.)
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驱 qū to urge on a horse; to drive animals 驳 bó to refute; to rebut an opposing view 驻 zhù to stop; to halt (of vehicles, horses, etc.) 骇 hài to frighten; to shock 骏 jùn fine horse; steed 骚 sāo to disturb, to cause unrest

马 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

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