又要马儿好，又要马儿不吃草 yòu yào mǎ r hǎo ， yòu yào mǎ r bù chī cǎo

want all the good without cost; want both ways

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. see 又要馬兒跑，又要马儿跑，又要马儿不吃草[you4 yao4 ma3 r5 pao3 , you4 yao4 ma3 r5 bu4 chi1 cao3]

Characters

Character Meaning
又 yòu HSK 3
(once) again; also; both... and...
要 yào HSK 2
to want; going to (as future auxiliary); must
马 mǎ HSK 3
horse; surname Ma
儿 r HSK 1
non-syllabic diminutive suffix; retroflex final; child
好 hǎo HSK 1
good; well; very
又 yòu HSK 3
(once) again; also; both... and...
要 yào HSK 2
to want; going to (as future auxiliary); must
马 mǎ HSK 3
horse; surname Ma
儿 r HSK 1
non-syllabic diminutive suffix; retroflex final; child
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
吃 chī HSK 1
to eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
草 cǎo HSK 3
grass; careless; rough