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  *马* | 马* | *马
horse / CL: / horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess / knight in Western chess
HSK 3
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  *骑* | 骑* | *骑
to sit astride / to ride (a horse, bike etc) / classifier for saddle horses
HSK 2
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  *匹* | 匹* | *匹
(bound form) matching; comparable to / (bound form) alone; single; one of a pair / classifier for horses, mules etc (Taiwan pr. [pi1]) / classifier for cloth: bolt / horsepower
HSK 5
spirited or untamed horse
(idiom) to tear off sb's four limbs and head using five horse-drawn carts (historical form of capital punishment); (fig.) to tear apart; to utterly destroy; to brutally dismember
lit. music, women, dogs and horses (traditional aristocratic amusements, with dogs and horses referring to activities such as hunting and riding) (idiom) / fig. wine, women and song; dissolute pleasures; a life of sensual indulgence
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  *乘* | 乘* | *乘
(archaic) four horse military chariot / (archaic) four / generic term for history books
lit. to work like an ox, to work like a horse; fig. to work extremely hard
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  *㐷* | 㐷* | *㐷
(Chinese chess) horse; knight (on the red side)
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  *骗* | 骗* | *骗
to cheat / to swindle / to deceive / to get on (a horse etc) by swinging one leg over
HSK 5
goat / (gymnastics) small-sized vaulting horse
lit. people shouting and horses neighing (idiom) / fig. tumultuous / hubbub
precious horse
fine horse / brilliant young man
to be buried in a horse hide (idiom) / to give one's life on the battlefield
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  *哒* | 哒* | *哒
(phonetic) / command to a horse / clatter (of horses' hoofs)
lit. (like) ten thousand horses galloping (idiom) / fig. going full steam ahead
lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom) / fig. to act belatedly / better late than never / to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted
HSK 7-9
startled horse
old tea-horse road or southern Silk Road, dating back to 6th century, from Tibet and Sichuan through Yunnan and Southeast Asia, reaching to Bhutan, Sikkim, India and beyond
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  *驿* | 驿* | *驿
post horse / relay station
to whinny (of a horse) / to neigh / to shout
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  *驲* | 驲* | *驲
horse for relaying dispatches
Bole (a man who lived during Spring and Autumn Period, reputed to be able to spot a good horse) / a person who is good at spotting talent
dark horse / fig. unexpected winner
HSK 7-9
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  *尾* | 尾* | *尾
horse's tail / pointed posterior section of a locust etc
to reverse cause and effect / to put the horse before the cart
troops and horses / military forces
lit. strong soldiers and sturdy horses (idiom) / fig. a well-trained and powerful army
men and horses / troops / group of people / troop / staff / centaur
Trojan horse (type of computer virus)
magnificent army with thousands of men and horses (idiom); impressive display of manpower / all the King's horses and all the King's men
HSK 7-9
to spur the horse to full speed (idiom) / to go as fast as possible
to dismount from a horse / (fig.) to abandon (a project)
lit. the black horse of the herd / fig. troublemaker / the black sheep of the family
to get on a horse / to mount
precious horses and magnificent carriage (idiom); rich family with extravagant lifestyle / ostentatious display of luxury
fine horse / steed
HSK 7-9
post horse
to urge on (of horse) / to drive / to steer / to handle / to manage / to master / to dominate
HSK 7-9
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
wooden horse / rocking horse / vaulting horse (gymnastics) / trojan horse (computing)
to get up on hind legs (esp. of horse) / to stand / to spring up
lit. green plums and hobby-horse (idiom) / fig. innocent children's games / childhood sweethearts / a couple who grew up as childhood friends
saddle horse / mount
lit. to take different roads and urge the horses on (idiom) / fig. to part ways
lit. to invert root and branch (idiom); fig. confusing cause and effect / to stress the incidental over the fundamental / to put the cart before the horse
lit. to rein in the horse at the edge of the precipice (idiom) / fig. to act in the nick of time
six domestic animals, namely: pig, cow, sheep, horse, chicken and dog
ponytail (hairstyle) / horse's tail / slender fibers like horse's tail (applies to various plants)
lit. to recruit soldiers and buy horses (idiom) / fig. to raise an army; to recruit new staff
endless stream of horse and carriages (idiom) / heavy traffic
Tian Ji races his horses (and accepts one loss in order to ensure two wins) (idiom)
lit. just as humans make mistakes, so can a horse stumble (idiom) / fig. everyone makes mistakes / even the best fall down sometimes
lit. a horse that has thrown off the reins (idiom); runaway horse / out of control
lit. ten thousand mile horse / fine steed
Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
stallion / stud horse
a wild horse that refuses to be bridled (a metaphor for sth that runs wild)
Year of the Horse (e.g. 2002)
(mythology) celestial horse / fine horse; Ferghana horse / (Western mythology) Pegasus
young horse / colt / filly
the Baima or White Horse Temple in Luoyang, one of the earliest Buddhist temples in China
lit. to be struck by an arrow and fall from one's horse / to suffer a serious setback (idiom)
just as distance determines the stamina of a horse, so does time reveal a person's true heart (proverb)
lit. looking for a fine horse using only a picture (idiom) / fig. to do things along rigid, conventional lines / to try and find sth with the help of a clue
cramp / charley horse / to pull a tendon
lit. there are many swift horses, but very few who can spot them (proverb) / fig. many have talent, but few can recognize talent when they see it
lit. a good horse doesn't turn around and graze the same patch again (idiom) / fig. once you've moved on, don't go back again (romantic relationship, job etc) / leave the past behind
(Chinese chess) moving the cannon after moving the horse away / (fig.) a useless action or comment; sth done after it's too late
HSK 7-9
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  *骑* | 骑* | *骑
(Tw) saddle horse / mounted soldier
riders tired and horses weary (idiom) / worn out / exhausted / spent / fatigued
feral horse / free-roaming horse / wild horse
small model car / mini-car / small horse-cart / barrow / wheelbarrow / type of folk dance
figurines of warriors and horses buried with the dead / Terracotta Army (historic site)
lit. single spear and horse (idiom) / fig. single-handed; unaccompanied
jockey / horse rider / horseman / equestrian
the master leads you to the door, the rest is up to you / you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink
mouth and teeth / enunciation / to articulate / diction / age (of cattle, horses etc)
(literary) (swift like a) speeding horse
making a deer out to be a horse (idiom); deliberate misrepresentation
to invert the importance of things (i.e. stress the incidental and neglect the main point) / lacking a sense of perspective / to put the cart before the horse
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  *午* | 午* | *午
7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July), year of the Horse / ancient Chinese compass point: 180° (south)
lit. every turnip to its hole (idiom) / fig. each person has his own position / each to his own / horses for courses / every kettle has its lid
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 whinny (of a horse) / to neigh
Minister of imperial stud, originally charged with horse breeding
to harness a horse / to lasso a horse
horse capable of long expedition / army horse
to fire after the horse has bolted (idiom); to act too late to be effective
(literary) pony / (of a horse) walking leisurely
lantern with a carousel of paper horses rotating under convection, used at Lantern Festival 元宵節|元宵节 / (fig.) revolving door; musical chairs (metaphor for people being shuffled around into different jobs)
Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards
(military) caltrop (spiky metal device laid on the ground to create a hazard for enemy horses or troops in ancient times)
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  *鞅* | 鞅* | *鞅
martingale (part of a horse's harness) / used in 鞅鞅
horse
(horse)
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  *骈* | 骈* | *骈
(of a pair of horses) to pull side by side / to be side by side / to be fused together / parallel (literary style)
mounted police (on horse or motorbike)
mounted police detachment (on horse or motorbike)

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