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野马

yě mǎ · ye ma

Traditional 野馬

Meaning

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  1. feral horse
  2. free-roaming horse
  3. wild horse
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Horses on the grassland

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)看(kàn)这张(zhèzhāng)照片(zhàopiàn)，草原(cǎoyuán)上(shàng)有(yǒu)野马(yěmǎ)！

    Dengdeng, look at this photo. There are wild horses on the grassland!

  2. Dengdeng

    真的(zhēnde)是(shì)野马(yěmǎ)吗(ma)？我(wǒ)觉得(juéde)是(shì)别人家(biérenjiā)的(de)马(mǎ)。

    Are they really wild horses? I think they belong to someone.

  3. Liangliang

    野马(yěmǎ)没有(méiyǒu)主人(zhǔrén)，你(nǐ)看(kàn)它们(tāmen)跑(pǎo)得(de)多(duō)快(kuài)！

    Wild horses have no owner. Look how fast they run!

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)靠近(kàojìn)一点(yīdiǎn)拍照(pāizhào)吧(ba)。

    Then let's get closer and take a picture.

  5. Liangliang

    不行(bùxíng)，野马(yěmǎ)会(huì)害怕(hàipà)，我们(wǒmen)在(zài)这儿(zhèr)看(kàn)就(jiù)好(hǎo)。

    No. Wild horses get scared. Let's just watch from here.

  6. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，最大(zuìdà)的(de)那匹(nàpǐ)野马(yěmǎ)在(zài)看(kàn)我们(wǒmen)，它(tā)想(xiǎng)拍照(pāizhào)吗(ma)？

    Look, the biggest wild horse is looking at us. Does it want a photo?

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2 examples
01

草(cǎo)原(yuán)上(shàng)有(yǒu)一(yì)群(qún)野(yě)马(mǎ)在(zài)奔(bēn)跑(pǎo)。

A herd of wild horses is running on the grassland.

02

这(zhè)匹(pǐ)野(yě)马(mǎ)很(hěn)难(nán)被(bèi)驯(xùn)服(fú)。

This wild horse is very difficult to tame.

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