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

四轮车 sì lún mǎ chē chariot
国语罗字 guó yǔ luó mǎ zì Gwoyeu Romatzyh, a romanization system for Chinese devised by Y.R. Chao and others in 1925-26
土牛木 tǔ niú mù mǎ clay ox, wooden horse (idiom); shape without substance; worthless object
埃隆・斯克 āi lóng ・ mǎ sī kè Elon Musk (1971-), founder and CEO of SpaceX, co-founder and CEO of Tesla Motors
塔克拉干 tǎ kè lā mǎ gān Taklamakan (desert)
塞翁失 sài wēng 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
塞翁失安知非福 sài wēng shī mǎ ān zhī fēi fú the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise; it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good; also written 塞翁失馬焉知非福|塞翁失马焉知非福
塞翁失焉知非福 sài wēng shī mǎ yān zhī fēi fú the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise; it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
zhuì mǎ to fall off a horse
路 yà mǎ lù variant of 軋馬路|轧马路[ya4 ma3 lu4]
夏洛特阿利亚 xià luò tè ā mǎ lì yà Charlotte Amalie, capital of the United States Virgin Islands (USVI)
多多 duō duō mǎ Dodoma, capital of Tanzania
士革李 dà mǎ shì gé lǐ damson (fruit)
大鳞大哈鱼 dà lín dá mǎ hǎ yú see 大鱗大麻哈魚|大鳞大麻哈鱼[da4 lin2 da2 ma2 ha3 yu2]
bēn mǎ (literary) (swift like a) speeding horse
tào mǎ to harness a horse; to lasso a horse
杆 tào mǎ gǎn lasso on long wooden pole
奥克拉荷州 ào kè lā hé mǎ zhōu Oklahoma, US state (Tw)
奥巴 ào bā mǎ Barack Obama (1961-), US Democrat politician, president 2009-2017
不吃回头草 hǎo mǎ bù chī huí tóu cǎo lit. a good horse doesn't turn around and graze the same patch again (idiom); fig. once you've moved on, don't go back again (romantic relationship, job etc); leave the past behind
委内瑞拉脑炎病毒 wěi nèi ruì lā mǎ nǎo yán bìng dú Venezuelan equine encephalitis (VEE) virus
客西尼园 kè xī mǎ ní yuán Garden of Gethsemane
客西尼花园 kè xī mǎ ní huā yuán Garden of Gethsemane (in the Christian passion story)
hài mǎ lit. the black horse of the herd; fig. troublemaker; the black sheep of the family
香车 bǎo mǎ xiāng chē precious horses and magnificent carriage (idiom); rich family with extravagant lifestyle; ostentatious display of luxury