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马

mǎ · ma/Mǎ · ma

Traditional 馬

HSK 3Measure word: 匹 pǐ

Meaning

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mǎ 馬

  1. horse
  2. horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess
  3. knight in Western chess

Mǎ 馬

  1. surname Ma
  2. abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞 / 马来西亚 (Mǎláixīyà)
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Riding a small horse

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，你(nǐ)看(kàn)！那儿(nàr)有(yǒu)一(yī)匹(pǐ)白(bái)马(mǎ)！

    Liangliang, look! There is a white horse over there!

  2. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)去(qù)骑(qí)马(mǎ)吧(ba)！

    Let us go ride the horse!

  3. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)有点(yǒudiǎn)怕(pà)马(mǎ)。

    But I am a bit afraid of horses.

  4. Liangliang

    别(bié)怕(pà)，这(zhè)匹(pǐ)马(mǎ)很(hěn)小(xiǎo)，很(hěn)安静(ānjìng)。

    Do not be afraid. This horse is small and calm.

  5. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)骑(qí)。马(mǎ)会(huì)跑(pǎo)吗(ma)？

    OK, I will ride. Does it run?

  6. Liangliang

    它(tā)不会(bùhuì)跑(pǎo)，它(tā)只(zhǐ)想(xiǎng)吃(chī)草(cǎo)。

    It will not run. It only wants to eat grass.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

昨(zuó)天(tiān)我(wǒ)第(dì)一(yī)次(cì)骑(qí)了(le)马(mǎ)。

I rode a horse for the first time yesterday.

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

除(chú)此(cǐ)之(zhī)外(wài)，马(mǎ)还(hái)是(shì)人(rén)才(cái)的(de)代(dài)名(míng)词(cí)。

As well as this, the horse is also representative of human talent.

Tatoeba: Chinese by eastasiastudent · English by eastasiastudent · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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