鞍前馬後 ān qián mǎ hòu

to always be there for sb at their beck and call

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to always be there for sb at their beck and call
  2. 2. to follow everywhere

Characters

Character Meaning
鞍 ān
saddle; graphic variant of 鞍ān
前 qián HSK 1
front; before; forward
馬 mǎ
horse; surname Ma
後 hòu
behind; after; later