Chinese Word: 馬 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

馬 (Simplified: 马)HSK 3

Pinyin: mǎ

English Definition: horse; Classifiers: 匹 ; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess; surname Ma; abbr. for Malaysia 马来西亚

Chinese Definition:
①哺乳动物，颈上有鬃，尾生长毛，四肢强健，善跑，供人骑或拉东西：马匹。骏马。马到成功。马首是瞻(喻跟随别人行动)。
②大：马蜂。马勺。
③姓氏。

Total strokes: 10; Radical: 馬

Pictographic:A horse galloping to the left

Character Formation:

Similar Characters: 果

馬上HSK 3	mǎ shàng	at once; right away; immediately; on horseback (i.e. by military force)
馬克思主義	mǎ kè sī zhǔ yì	Marxism
馬路HSK 3	mǎ lù	street; road; Classifiers: 条

1		wǒ men 我们 mǎ shàng 马上 chū fā 出发。 We are leaving soon.
2		guò 过 mǎ lù 马路 yào 要 xiǎo xīn 小心 Be cautious when crossing the street
3		mǎ lù 马路 shàng 上 hěn 很 yōng jǐ 拥挤。 The road is very crowded.
4		qǐng 请 xiǎo xīn 小心 chuān guò 穿过 mǎ lù 马路。 Please cross the road carefully.
5		tā 她 zài 在 mǎ lù 马路 biān 边 pǎo zhe 跑着。 She is running along the road.

1		wǒ men 我们 mǎ shàng 马上 chū fā 出发。 We are leaving soon.
2		guò 过 mǎ lù 马路 yào 要 xiǎo xīn 小心 Be cautious when crossing the street
3		mǎ lù 马路 shàng 上 hěn 很 yōng jǐ 拥挤。 The road is very crowded.
4		qǐng 请 xiǎo xīn 小心 chuān guò 穿过 mǎ lù 马路。 Please cross the road carefully.
5		tā 她 zài 在 mǎ lù 马路 biān 边 pǎo zhe 跑着。 She is running along the road.