ma3-horse

3 strokes
3 画

ma3-horse

horse

mǎ-chē
马车

n.

carriage

mǎ-hu
马虎

adj.

careless; casual

mǎ-lù
马路

n.

road; avenue

mǎ-shàng
马上

adv.

at once; straight away

mǎ-xì
马戏

n.

circus

sài-mǎ
赛马

n.

horse race

shàng-mǎ
上马

v.

mount a horse / start (a project, etc.)

mǎ-bù-tíng-tí
马不停蹄
without a stop

mǎ-dào-chéng-gōng
马到成功
be victorious immediately on arrival

sài-wēng-shī-mǎ
塞翁失马
a loss may happen to be a gain

zǒu-mǎ-guān-huā
走马观花
look at flowers while riding on horse back; make a cursorry investigation of the situation

zhǐ-lù-wéi-mǎ
指鹿为马
call a stag a horse; call white black

Usage 用法

horse

Tā qí zhe yì pǐ mǎ.
他骑着一匹马。
He is riding a horse.