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horse
昨天下午我们去骑马了。We rode horses yesterday afternoon.
- graphic and meaning component (horses)
- radical (Kang Xi 187)
马 is also a phonetic component
Learn more about 马 as a component in other characters: 马 the phonetic component
Compounds (75)
to swear; to abuse (verbally); to curse; to call names; to blame; to scold; to condemn; to rebuke; to reprove
weight; number; code; to pile; to stack; classifier (for length or distance (yard), happenings etc); measure word
to rush; to charge; to dash; to break through; to temper oneself (through battling hardships)
trouble; disturbance; rumpus; flirty; coquettish; abbr. for 离骚; literary writings; smell of urine; foul smell; male (animal) (dialect)
to harness; to draw (a cart etc); to drive; to pilot; to sail; to ride; your good self; prefixed word denoting respect (polite 敬辞)
to sail; to drive; to gallop; speed (of a vehicle...); speedily; fast; quick; to proceed to; to pilot (ship, plane etc)
variegated; heterogeneous; to refute; to contradict; to ship by barge; a barge; a lighter (ship)
(of a pair of horses) to pull side by side; to be side by side; to be fused together; parallel (literary style)
Related words (251)
ponytail (hairstyle); horse's tail; slender fibers like horse's tail (applies to various plants)
macaron, French pastry with a soft filling sandwiched between the meringue-based cookie shells (loanword)
a careless person; scatterbrain; frivolous and forgetful; abbr. for 馬馬虎虎、大大咧咧、嘻嘻哈哈|马马虎虎、大大咧咧、嘻嘻哈哈
(lit.) the horse loses its front hooves; (fig.) sudden failure through miscalculation or inattentiveness
to urge on a horse by patting its bottom; (fig.) to encourage; same as 拍馬屁|拍马屁, to flatter or toady
(lit.) to fall from a horse; (fig.) to suffer a setback; to come a cropper; to be sacked (e.g. for corruption)
grass mud horse; used as a substitute for 肏你妈, to mock or avoid censorship on the Internet
lantern with carousel of paper horses, rotating under convection, used at Lantern Festival 元宵节; (fig.) constant busy circulation of people
three horses at the same trough (idiom, alluding to Sima Yi 司马懿 and his two sons); conspirators under the same roof
Idioms (63)
to reveal the cloven foot (idiom); to unmask one's true nature; to give the game away
flat land one could gallop straight across (idiom); wide expanse of flat country
(lit.) ten thousand stampeding horses (idiom); (fig.) with great momentum; going full speed ahead
thousands of horses, all mute (idiom); no-one dares to speak out; an atmosphere of political oppression
(lit.) to be struck by an arrow and fall from one's horse; to suffer a serious setback (idiom)
to suffer a crushing defeat (idiom); in a pitiful state; in a complete mess; to roll (with laughter)
(lit.) strong soldiers and sturdy horses (idiom); (fig.) a well-trained and powerful army
(lit.) the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); (fig.) a blessing in disguise; it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
magnificent army with thousands of men and horses (idiom); impressive display of manpower; (a) powerful army; (a) mighty force; hordes of troops and horses; thousands of troops; all the King's horses and all the King's men
to call sth a cow or a horse (idiom); it doesn't matter what you call it; Insult me if you want, I don't care what you call me.
to call sth a cow or a horse (idiom); it doesn't matter what you call it; Insult me if you want, I don't care what you call me.
(lit.) the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); the old frontiersman losing his horse - a blessing in disguise; (fig.) a blessing in disguise; it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
like a heavenly steed, soaring across the skies (idiom); (of writing, calligraphy etc) bold and imaginative; unconstrained in style
precious horses and magnificent carriage (idiom); rich family with extravagant lifestyle; ostentatious display of luxury
(lit.) a horse that brings trouble to its herd (idiom); (fig.) troublemaker; black sheep; rotten apple
to accelerate at full power (idiom); at full speed; (fig.) to work as hard as possible
(lit.) heart like a frisky monkey, mind like a cantering horse (idiom); fig. capricious (derog.); to have ants in one's pants; hyperactive; adventurous and uncontrollable
(lit.) to rein in the horse at the edge of the precipice (idiom); fig. to act in the nick of time
to recruit soldiers and buy horses (idiom); to raise a large army; (fig.) to expand business; to recruit new staff
to smooth whiskers and pat a horse's bottom (idiom); to use flatter to get what one wants; to toady; boot-licking
(lit.) the old horse loves his stable; (fig.) sb old but reluctant to relinquish their post (idiom)
an old horse knows the way (idiom); an experienced worker knows what to do; an old hand knows the ropes
(lit.) a horse that has thrown off the reins (idiom); runaway horse; out of control
(lit.) an old horse knows the way home (idiom); fig. in difficulty, trust an experience colleague
to ride to take up an official appointment (idiom); to take on a job with alacrity; to undertake a task
to ride to take up an official appointment (idiom); to take on a job with alacrity; to undertake a task
(lit.) flower viewing from horseback (idiom); fig. superficial understanding from cursory observation; to make a quick judgment based on inadequate information
(lit.) flower viewing from horseback (idiom); a fleeting glance in passing; (fig.) superficial understanding from cursory observation; to make a quick judgment based on inadequate information
to ride to take up an official appointment (idiom); to take on a job with alacrity; to undertake a task
with horses and soldiers gagged (idiom); (of a marching army) in utter silence
to reveal the cloven foot (idiom); to unmask one's true nature; to give the game away
(lit.) green plums and hobby-horse (idiom); (fig.) innocent children's games; childhood sweethearts; a couple who grew up as childhood friends
magnificent carriage and precious horses (idiom); rich family with extravagant lifestyle; ostentatious display of luxury
old but still full of vitality (idiom); someone with a strong and determined spirit
(lit.) to give medicine to a dead horse (idiom); (fig.) to keep trying everything in a desperate situation
(lit.) a donkey's lips do not match a horse's mouth (idiom); (fig.) beside the point; incongruous
(lit.) a good horse doesn't come back to the same pasture (idiom); (fig.) one should not go back to one's past experiences (of love, job etc)
the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise; it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good; also written 塞翁失馬焉知非福|塞翁失马焉知非福
the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise; it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
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