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马

mǎ

Traditional: 馬

horse

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Meaning of 马 in English

mǎHSK 3nounSyllabus #764
  1. horse
  2. horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess
  3. knight in Western chess
  4. abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]
  5. surname Ma

Measure word: 匹

Example sentences

  1. 既要马好，又要马不吃草。
    jì yào mǎ hǎo， yòu yào mǎ bù chī cǎo。
    You cannot have your cake and eat it, too.
    Tatoeba #433252 by GlossaMatik · #23667 by kebukebu · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 昨天我第一次骑了马。
    zuó tiān wǒ dì yī cì qí le mǎ。
    I rode a horse for the first time yesterday.
    Tatoeba #8792046 by slo_oth · #2404164 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  3. 马倒下时脖子断了。
    mǎ dǎo xià shí bó zi duàn le。
    The horse broke its neck when it fell.
    Tatoeba #10693366 by bmeecgkan · #44518 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

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HSK words with 马

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马后炮HSK 7–9汗马功劳HSK 7–9

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