馬服子 mǎ fú zǐ

Zhao general Zhao Kuo, lost at Changping

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. Ma Fuzi (-260 BC), hapless general of Zhao 赵国zhào guó, who famously led an army of 400,000 to total annihilation at battle of Changping 长平之战cháng píng zhī zhàn in 260 BC
  2. 2. also called Zhao Kuo 赵括zhào kuò

Characters

Character Meaning
馬 mǎ
horse; surname Ma
服 fú HSK 1
to obey; to take (medicine); clothes
子 zǐ HSK 1
(noun suffix); son; child