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马后炮

mǎhòupào

Traditional: 馬後炮

(Chinese chess) moving the cannon after moving the horse away

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Meaning of 马后炮 in English

mǎhòupàoHSK 7–9nounSyllabus #8128
  1. (Chinese chess) moving the cannon after moving the horse away
  2. (fig.) a useless action or comment; sth done after it's too late
  3. variant of 馬後炮|马后炮[ma3 hou4 pao4]

Characters

马 on its own →
mǎ · horse

HSK words with 马

马HSK 3马路HSK 3马上HSK 3马虎HSK 6黑马HSK 7–9骏马HSK 7–9马力HSK 7–9马桶HSK 7–9斑马线HSK 7–9汗马功劳HSK 7–9
后 on its own →
hòu · empress

HSK words with 后

后HSK 1后面HSK 2后来HSK 3后年HSK 3后天HSK 3然后HSK 3以后HSK 3最后HSK 3后悔HSK 4今后HSK 4
炮 on its own →
pào · cannon

HSK words with 炮

炮HSK 7–9鞭炮HSK 7–9

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences