horse; surname; KangXi radical 187

HSK 3 #276

DEFINITIONS

马 mǎ
  • surname Ma
  • abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]
  • horse
  • CL:匹[pi3]
  • horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess
  • knight in Western chess

STROKES

WORDS

座 rén mǎ zuò Sagittarius (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
臂 rén mǎ bì Sagittarius spiral arm (of our galaxy)
内利 yǐ mǎ nèi lì Emanuel
伊斯兰巴德 yī sī lán mǎ bā dé Islamabad, capital of Pakistan (Tw)
伊隆・斯克 yī lóng ・ mǎ sī kè Elon Musk (1971-), founder and CEO of SpaceX, co-founder and CEO of Tesla Motors
姆 yī mǎ mǔ see 伊瑪目|伊玛目[yi1 ma3 mu4]
辐射 jiā mǎ fú shè gamma radiation
zuò mǎ trestle; carpenter's frame
hóu mǎ Houma county level city in Linfen 臨汾|临汾[Lin2 fen2], Shanxi
市 hóu mǎ shì Houma county level city in Linfen 臨汾|临汾[Lin2 fen2], Shanxi
俄克拉何城 é kè lā hé mǎ chéng Oklahoma City
亚王朝 wō mǎ yà wáng cháo Umayyad Empire (661-750, in Iberia -1031), successor of the Rashidun caliphate
做牛做 zuò niú zuò mǎ lit. to work like an ox, to work like a horse; fig. to work extremely hard
gōng mǎ male horse; stallion; stud
未动,粮草先行 bīng mǎ wèi dòng , liáng cǎo xiān xíng before the troops move, fodder and provisions go first (idiom); logistics comes before military maneuvers; an army marches on its stomach
旦 dāo mǎ dàn female warrior role in Chinese opera
窦 lì mǎ dòu Matteo Ricci (1552-1610), Jesuit missionary and translator in Ming China; erroneous spelling of 利瑪竇|利玛窦
索尔 lì mǎ suǒ ěr Limassol, Cyprus; Lemesos
加足力 jiā zú mǎ lì to go at full throttle; (fig.) to go all out; to kick into high gear
lè mǎ to guide a horse with the reins; to rein in a horse
北叟失 běi sǒu shī mǎ lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise; it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
里亚纳 běi mǎ lǐ yà nà Northern Mariana Islands
里亚纳群岛 běi mǎ lǐ yà nà qún dǎo Northern Mariana Islands
力 pǐ mǎ lì horsepower
千里常有,而伯乐不常有 qiān lǐ mǎ cháng yǒu , ér bó lè bù cháng yǒu lit. there are many swift horses, but very few who can spot them (idiom); fig. many have talent, but few can recognize talent when they see it