走馬燈 zǒu mǎ dēng

rotating paper lantern; busy flow of people

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. lantern with carousel of paper horses, rotating under convection, used at Lantern Festival 元宵节yuán xiāo jié
  2. 2. fig. constant busy circulation of people

Characters

Character Meaning
走 zǒu HSK 2
to go; to walk; to leave
馬 mǎ
horse; surname Ma
燈 dēng
light; lamp; lantern