鞍前马后 ān qián mǎ hòu

to always be there for sb at their beck and call

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 47784th word

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
马 mǎ HSK 3
horse; surname Ma
后 hòu HSK 1
behind; after; later