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马虎 (mǎ hu) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 6

马虎 (mǎ hu) is a Chinese word: careless. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 马虎

形 xíng adjective

careless

这是一个马虎的错误。

zhè shì yí gè mǎ hu de cuò wù

This is a careless mistake.

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Word breakdown

马 mǎ — horse (part of idiom)

Words with this character (10)
  • 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    • 马 horse (historical reference to roads used by horses)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 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.

  • 4 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.

  • 5 汗马功劳 hàn mǎ gōng láo — outstanding service; great contribution HSK 7
    • 汗 sweat; represents hard work and effort
    • 马 horse; symbolizes service in battle or arduous tasks
    • 功 merit; achievement; accomplishment
    • 劳 labor; toil; hard work
    Example

    他为公司的发展立下了汗马功劳。

    tā wèi gōng sī de fā zhǎn lì xià le hàn mǎ gōng láo

    He has rendered outstanding service to the company's development.

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虎 hǔ / hu — tiger (part of idiom)

Contextual pronunciation: hu

Words with this character (2)
  • 1 老虎 lǎo hǔ — tiger HSK 4
    • 老 descriptive prefix (adds emphasis/reverence)
    • 虎 tiger (the core animal meaning)
    Example

    老虎是森林之王。

    lǎo hǔ shì sēn lín zhī wáng

    The tiger is the king of the forest.

  • 2 狼吞虎咽 láng tūn hǔ yàn — to wolf down food HSK 7
    • 狼 wolf (represents fierce, rapid eating)
    • 吞 to swallow (whole, without chewing properly)
    • 虎 tiger (reinforces the fierce, aggressive nature)
    • 咽 to gulp down (swallow quickly)
    Example

    他饿极了，狼吞虎咽地吃完了三碗饭。

    tā è jí le láng tūn hǔ yàn de chī wán le sān wǎn fàn

    He was extremely hungry and wolfed down three bowls of rice.

Structure & writing
1 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.

Stroke order

2 虎 hǔ / hu — tiger (large feline mammal with yellow fur and black stripes)
虎 is a component in 1 characters
HSK 7
唬 hu

consists of

2.1 虍 hū — tiger-stripe pattern; tiger skin markings
虍 is a component in 6 characters
HSK 4
虎 hǔ tiger (large feline mammal with yellow fur and black stripes) 虑 lǜ to think over; to ponder
HSK 5
虚 xū empty; hollow (opposite of 实)
HSK 7
虏 lǔ to capture (in battle) 虐 nüè cruel and vicious 虔 qián reverent; devout
2.2 几 jǐ — how many (interrogative)
Xpinyin
几 is a component in 18 characters
HSK 1
亮 liàng bright; luminous 机 jī machine; a device or apparatus composed of many parts that can do work or serve a special function
HSK 3
朵 duǒ measure word for flowers or clusters 船 chuán boat; ship (primary watercraft, various types, also used in aerospace) 铅 qiān lead (metallic element, symbol Pb)
HSK 4
虎 hǔ tiger (large feline mammal with yellow fur and black stripes)
HSK 5
凭 píng lean against (with one's body) 沿 yán along (a river, road, or edge of something) 肌 jī muscle; tissue composed of muscle fibers capable of contraction
HSK 6
凡 fán ordinary, commonplace 饥 jī hungry (opposite of 饱)
HSK 7
冗 rǒng superfluous; useless; idle 凤 fèng phoenix, the legendary king of birds (the male is called 凤, the female 凰) 凯 kǎi triumphal music played upon a victorious army's return 凰 huáng the female phoenix (see 凤凰); a legendary bird symbolizing good omen 凳 dèng stool (a seat with legs but no back)
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秃 tū bald (of a person's head); bare of feathers or fur (of an animal's head or tail) 讥 jī to mock, to satirize

Stroke order