马前卒 mǎ qián zú

lackey; errand boy; lit. runner before a carriage

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 98050th word

Definitions

  1. 1. lackey
  2. 2. errand boy
  3. 3. lit. runner before a carriage

Characters

Character Meaning
马 mǎ HSK 3
horse; surname Ma
前 qián HSK 1
front; before; forward
卒 zú
variant of 猝cù; variant of 卒zú; to finish