Word data
HSK
Not in HSK
FREQUENCY
Unknown
又要马儿跑，又要马儿不吃草 yòu yào mǎ r pǎo ， yòu yào mǎ r bù chī cǎo
fig. you can't have your cake and eat it, too
Word data
| HSK | Not in HSK |
| Frequency | Unknown |
Definitions
- 1. fig. you can't have your cake and eat it, too
- 2. lit. you can't expect the horse to run fast but not let it graze (idiom)
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(once) again; also; both... and...
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to want; going to (as future auxiliary); must
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horse; surname Ma
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non-syllabic diminutive suffix; retroflex final; child
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to run; (verb complement) away; to run away
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(once) again; also; both... and...
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to want; going to (as future auxiliary); must
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horse; surname Ma
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non-syllabic diminutive suffix; retroflex final; child
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not; no; (negative prefix)
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to eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
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grass; careless; rough
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