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  1. 1. horse
  2. 2. horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess
  3. 3. knight in Western chess

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Words Containing 马

千军万马
qiān jūn wàn mǎ

magnificent army with thousands of men and horses (idiom); impressive display of manpower

马上
mǎ shàng

at once

马力
mǎ lì

horsepower

马后炮
mǎ hòu pào

lit. firing after the horse

马戏
mǎ xì

circus

马桶
mǎ tǒng

chamber pot

马虎
mǎ hu

careless

马路
mǎ lù

street

马车
mǎ chē

cart

骏马
jùn mǎ

fine horse

黑马
hēi mǎ

dark horse

一言既出,驷马难追
yī yán jì chū , sì mǎ nán zhuī

lit. once said, a team of horses cannot unsay it (idiom); a promise must be kept

一马平川
yī mǎ píng chuān

flat land one could gallop straight across (idiom); wide expanse of flat country

一马当先
yī mǎ dāng xiān

to take the lead

一马勺坏一锅
yī mǎ sháo huài yī guō

one ladle (of sth bad) spoils the (whole) pot (idiom)

三驾马车
sān jià mǎ chē

troika

三马同槽
sān mǎ tóng cáo

three horses at the same trough (idiom, alluding to Sima Yi 司馬懿|司马懿[sī mǎ yì] and his two sons); conspirators under the same roof

上马
shàng mǎ

to get on a horse

下马
xià mǎ

to dismount from a horse

下马威
xià mǎ wēi

display of severity immediately on taking office

中箭落马
zhòng jiàn luò mǎ

lit. to be struck by an arrow and fall from one's horse

乞力马扎罗山
qǐ lì mǎ zhā luó shān

Mt Kilimanjaro in Tanzania

乱穿马路
luàn chuān mǎ lù

to jaywalk

亚拉巴马
yà lā bā mǎ

Alabama, US state

亚拉巴马州
yà lā bā mǎ zhōu

Alabama, US state

亚马孙
yà mǎ sūn

Amazon

亚马孙河
yà mǎ sūn hé

Amazon River

亚马逊
yà mǎ xùn

Amazon

亚马逊河
yà mǎ xùn hé

Amazon River

人仰马翻
rén yǎng mǎ fān

to suffer a crushing defeat (idiom)

人喊马嘶
rén hǎn mǎ sī

lit. people shouting and horses neighing (idiom)

人困马乏
rén kùn mǎ fá

riders tired and horses weary (idiom)

人有失手,马有失蹄
rén yǒu shī shǒu , mǎ yǒu shī tí

lit. just as humans make mistakes, so can a horse stumble (idiom)

人头马
rén tóu mǎ

Rémy Martin cognac

人马
rén mǎ

men and horses

人马座
rén mǎ zuò

Sagittarius (constellation and sign of the zodiac)

人马臂
rén mǎ bì

Sagittarius spiral arm (of our galaxy)

人高马大
rén gāo mǎ dà

tall and strong

以马内利
yǐ mǎ nèi lì

Emanuel; Immanuel (name)

伊隆·马斯克
yī lóng · mǎ sī kè

Elon Musk (1971-), founder and CEO of SpaceX, co-founder and CEO of Tesla Motors

伊马姆
yī mǎ mǔ

see 伊瑪目|伊玛目[yī mǎ mù]

伽马
gā mǎ

gamma (Greek letter Γγ) (loanword)

伽马射线
gā mǎ shè xiàn

gamma rays

伽马辐射
jiā mǎ fú shè

gamma radiation

作马
zuò mǎ

sawhorse

侯马
hóu mǎ

Houma, county-level city in Linfen 臨汾|临汾[lín fén], Shanxi

侯马市
hóu mǎ shì

Houma, county-level city in Linfen 臨汾|临汾[lín fén], Shanxi

俄克拉何马
é kè lā hé mǎ

Oklahoma, US state

俄克拉何马城
é kè lā hé mǎ chéng

Oklahoma City

俄克拉何马州
é kè lā hé mǎ zhōu

Oklahoma, US state

倭马亚王朝
wō mǎ yà wáng cháo

Umayyad Empire (661-750, in Iberia -1031), successor of the Rashidun caliphate

做牛做马
zuò niú zuò mǎ

lit. to work like an ox, to work like a horse; fig. to work extremely hard

儿马
ér mǎ

stallion

公马
gōng mǎ

male horse

兵强马壮
bīng qiáng mǎ zhuàng

fig. a well-trained and powerful army

兵马
bīng mǎ

troops and horses

兵马俑
bīng mǎ yǒng

figurines of warriors and horses buried with the dead

兵马未动,粮草先行
bīng mǎ wèi dòng , liáng cǎo xiān xíng

before the troops move, fodder and provisions go first (idiom); logistics comes before military maneuvers

出马
chū mǎ

to set out (on a campaign)

刀马旦
dāo mǎ dàn

female warrior role in Chinese opera

利马
lì mǎ

Lima, capital of Peru

利马窦
lì mǎ dòu

Matteo Ricci (1552-1610), Jesuit missionary and translator in Ming China

利马索尔
lì mǎ suǒ ěr

Limassol, Cyprus

加足马力
jiā zú mǎ lì

to go at full throttle

勒马
lè mǎ

to guide a horse with the reins

北叟失马
běi sǒu shī mǎ

fig. a blessing in disguise

北马里亚纳
běi mǎ lǐ yà nà

Northern Mariana Islands

北马里亚纳群岛
běi mǎ lǐ yà nà qún dǎo

Northern Mariana Islands

匹马力
pǐ mǎ lì

horsepower

千里马
qiān lǐ mǎ

lit. ten thousand mile horse

千里马常有,而伯乐不常有
qiān lǐ mǎ cháng yǒu , ér bó lè bù cháng yǒu

lit. there are many swift horses, but very few who can spot them (idiom)

午马
wǔ mǎ

Year 7, year of the Horse (e.g. 2002)

半人马
bàn rén mǎ

centaur (mythology)

半人马座
bàn rén mǎ zuò

Centaurus (constellation)

卡拉马佐夫兄弟
kǎ lā mǎ zuǒ fū xiōng dì

Brothers Karamazov by Dostoevsky 陀思妥耶夫斯基[tuó sī tuǒ yē fū sī jī]

卡尔·马克思
kǎ ěr · mǎ kè sī

Karl Marx (1818-1883), German socialist philosopher, political activist and founder of Marxism

危地马拉
wēi dì mǎ lā

Guatemala

危地马拉人
wēi dì mǎ lā rén

Guatemalan (person)

原班人马
yuán bān rén mǎ

original cast

古罗马
gǔ luó mǎ

ancient Rome

司马光
sī mǎ guāng

Sima Guang (1019-1086), politician and historian of Northern Song, author of Comprehensive Mirror for aid in Government 資治通鑒|资治通鉴

司马懿
sī mǎ yì

Sima Yi (179-251), warlord under Cao Cao and subsequently founder of the Jin dynasty

司马承帧
sī mǎ chéng zhēn

Sima Chengzhen (655-735), Daoist priest in Tang dynasty

司马昭
sī mǎ zhāo

Sima Zhao (211-265), military general and statesman of Cao Wei 曹魏[cáo wèi]

司马昭之心路人皆知
sī mǎ zhāo zhī xīn lù rén jiē zhī

lit. Sima Zhao's intentions are obvious to everyone (idiom)

司马法
sī mǎ fǎ

“Methods of Sima”, also called “Sima Rangju’s Art of War”, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[wǔ jīng qī shū], written by Sima Rangju 司馬穰苴|司马穰苴[sī mǎ ráng jū]

司马炎
sī mǎ yán

Sima Yan (236-290), founding emperor of Jin dynasty 晉|晋[jìn] after the Three Kingdoms period, reigned 265-290 as Emperor Wu of Jin 晉武帝|晋武帝[jìn wǔ dì]

司马穰苴
sī mǎ ráng jū

Sima Rangju (c. 800 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), military strategist of the Qi State 齊國|齐国[qí guó] and author of “Methods of Sima” 司馬法|司马法[sī mǎ fǎ], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[wǔ jīng qī shū]

司马谈
sī mǎ tán

Sima Tan (-110 BC), Han dynasty scholar and historian, and father of 司馬遷|司马迁[sī mǎ qiān]

司马迁
sī mǎ qiān

Sima Qian (145-86 BC), Han Dynasty historian, author of Records of the Grand Historian 史記|史记[shǐ jì], known as the father of Chinese historiography

司马辽太郎
sī mǎ liáo tài láng

SHIBA Ryotarō (1923-1996), Japanese author of historical novels

君子一言,驷马难追
jūn zǐ yī yán , sì mǎ nán zhuī

a nobleman's word is his bond (proverb)

吹牛拍马
chuī niú pāi mǎ

to resort to bragging and flattering

呼牛作马
hū niú zuò mǎ

to call sth a cow or a horse (idiom); it doesn't matter what you call it

呼牛呼马
hū niú hū mǎ

to call sth a cow or a horse (idiom); it doesn't matter what you call it

哈贝马斯
hā bèi mǎ sī

Jürgen Habermas (1929-), German social philosopher

哈马斯
hā mǎ sī

Hamas (radical Palestinian group)

哈马尔
hā mǎ ěr

Hamar (town in Norway)

哈马黑拉岛
hā mǎ hēi lā dǎo

Halmahera, an island of Indonesia

喜马拉雅
xǐ mǎ lā yǎ

the Himalayas

喜马拉雅山
xǐ mǎ lā yǎ shān

Himalayas

喜马拉雅山脉
xǐ mǎ lā yǎ shān mài

Himalayas

单人匹马
dān rén pǐ mǎ

single-handedly (idiom)

单枪匹马
dān qiāng pǐ mǎ

lit. single spear and horse (idiom); fig. single-handed

四轮马车
sì lún mǎ chē

chariot

回马枪
huí mǎ qiāng

sudden thrust (that catches the opponent off guard)

国语罗马字
guó yǔ luó mǎ zì

Gwoyeu Romatzyh, a romanization system for Chinese devised by Y.R. Chao and others in 1925-26

土牛木马
tǔ niú mù mǎ

clay ox, wooden horse (idiom); shape without substance

埃隆·马斯克
āi lóng · mǎ sī kè

Elon Musk (1971-), founder and CEO of SpaceX, co-founder and CEO of Tesla Motors

塔克拉马干
tǎ kè lā mǎ gān

Taklamakan (desert)

塞翁失马
sài wēng shī mǎ

fig. a blessing in disguise

塞翁失马安知非福
sài wēng shī mǎ ān zhī fēi fú

it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good

塞翁失马焉知非福
sài wēng shī mǎ yān zhī fēi fú

it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good

坠马
zhuì mǎ

to fall off a horse

夏洛特阿马利亚
xià luò tè ā mǎ lì yà

Charlotte Amalie, capital of the United States Virgin Islands (USVI)

多多马
duō duō mǎ

Dodoma, capital of Tanzania

大仲马
dà zhòng mǎ

Alexandre Dumas, père (1802-1870), French writer

大马
dà mǎ

Malaysia

大马哈鱼
dà mǎ hǎ yú

chum salmon

大马士革
dà mǎ shì gé

Damascus, capital of Syria

大马士革李
dà mǎ shì gé lǐ

damson (fruit)

大鳞大马哈鱼
dà lín dá mǎ hǎ yú

see 大鱗大麻哈魚|大鳞大麻哈鱼[dà lín dá má hǎ yú]

天马
tiān mǎ

celestial horse (mythology)

天马行空
tiān mǎ xíng kōng

like a heavenly steed, soaring across the skies (idiom)

奔马
bēn mǎ

(literary) (swift like a) speeding horse

套马
tào mǎ

to harness a horse

套马杆
tào mǎ gǎn

lasso on long wooden pole

奥巴马
ào bā mǎ

Barack Obama (1961-), US Democrat politician, president 2009-2017

奥马哈
ào mǎ hā

Omaha

奥马尔
ào mǎ ěr

Omar (Arabic name)

好马不吃回头草
hǎo mǎ bù chī huí tóu cǎo

lit. a good horse doesn't turn around and graze the same patch again (idiom)

委内瑞拉马脑炎病毒
wěi nèi ruì lā mǎ nǎo yán bìng dú

Venezuelan equine encephalitis (VEE) virus

客西马尼园
kè xī mǎ ní yuán

Garden of Gethsemane

客西马尼花园
kè xī mǎ ní huā yuán

Garden of Gethsemane (in the Christian passion story)

害群之马
hài qún zhī mǎ

lit. a horse that brings trouble to its herd (idiom)

害马
hài mǎ

lit. the black horse of the herd

家马
jiā mǎ

domestic horse

宝马
bǎo mǎ

BMW (car company)

宝马香车
bǎo mǎ xiāng chē

precious horses and magnificent carriage (idiom); rich family with extravagant lifestyle

对马
duì mǎ

Tsushima Island, between Japan and South Korea

对马岛
duì mǎ dǎo

Tsushima Island, between Japan and South Korea

对马海峡
duì mǎ hǎi xiá

Tsushima Strait, between Japan and South Korea

小马
xiǎo mǎ

colt

小马座
xiǎo mǎ zuò

Equuleus (constellation)

巴哈马
bā hā mǎ

The Bahamas

巴拿马
bā ná mǎ

Panama

巴拿马城
bā ná mǎ chéng

Panama City

巴拿马运河
bā ná mǎ yùn hé

Panama Canal

巴马干酪
bā mǎ gān lào

Parmesan cheese

巴马瑶族自治县
bā mǎ yáo zú zì zhì xiàn

Bama Yaozu autonomous county in Hezhou 賀州|贺州[hè zhōu], Guangxi

巴马科
bā mǎ kē

Bamako, capital of Mali

巴马县
bā mǎ xiàn

Bama Yaozu autonomous county in Hezhou 賀州|贺州[hè zhōu], Guangxi

希夏邦马峰
xī xià bāng mǎ fēng

Mt Shishapangma or Xixiabangma in Tibet (8012 m)

帕拉马里博
pà lā mǎ lǐ bó

Paramaribo, capital of Suriname

帕马森
pà mǎ sēn

Parmesan

幼马
yòu mǎ

young horse

康马
kāng mǎ

Kangmar county, Tibetan: Khang dmar rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet

康马县
kāng mǎ xiàn

Kangmar county, Tibetan: Khang dmar rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet

彪马
biāo mǎ

Puma (brand)

彬马那
bīn mǎ nà

Pyinmana, town in central Myanmar

征马
zhēng mǎ

horse capable of long expedition

德国马克
dé guó mǎ kè

German mark

心猿意马
xīn yuán yì mǎ

lit. heart like a frisky monkey, mind like a cantering horse (idiom); fig. capricious (derog.)

快马加鞭
kuài mǎ jiā biān

to spur the horse to full speed (idiom)

悍马
hàn mǎ

Hummer (vehicle brand)

爱马仕
ài mǎ shì

Hermès (brand)

悬崖勒马
xuán yá lè mǎ

lit. to rein in the horse at the edge of the precipice (idiom)

戎马
róng mǎ

warhorse

戎马生涯
róng mǎ shēng yá

army life (idiom)

战马
zhàn mǎ

warhorse

打马虎眼
dǎ mǎ hu yǎn

to play dumb

打马赛克
dǎ mǎ sài kè

to censor an image

托马斯
tuō mǎ sī

Thomas (male name)

托马斯·哈代
tuō mǎ sī · hā dài

Thomas Hardy (1840-1928), English author

托马斯·斯特恩斯·艾略特
tuō mǎ sī · sì tè ēn sī · ài lüe4 tè

T. S. Eliot (1888-1965), English poet

托马斯·阿奎纳
tuō mǎ sī · ā kuí nà

Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274), Italian Catholic priest in the Dominican Order, philosopher and theologian in the scholastic tradition

把马子
bǎ mǎ zi

to pick up a girl; to get a girl

抽水马桶
chōu shuǐ mǎ tǒng

flush toilet

拉斯帕尔马斯
lā sī pà ěr mǎ sī

Las Palmas, Spain

拉马丹
lā mǎ dān

Ramadan (loanword)

拉马特甘
lā mǎ tè gān

Ramat Gan, city in Israel, location of Bar-Ilan University

拍马
pāi mǎ

to urge on a horse by patting its bottom

拍马屁
pāi mǎ pì

to flatter

拍马者
pāi mǎ zhě

flatterer

拒马
jù mǎ

cheval de frise (a type of barrier)

招兵买马
zhāo bīng mǎi mǎ

fig. to raise an army; to recruit new staff

指鹿作马
zhǐ lù zuò mǎ

to take a deer and call it a horse (idiom); deliberate inversion of the truth

指鹿为马
zhǐ lù wéi mǎ

making a deer out to be a horse (idiom); deliberate misrepresentation

捅马蜂窝
tǒng mǎ fēng wō

(fig.) to stir up a hornet's nest

舍得一身剐,敢把皇帝拉下马
shě de yī shēn guǎ , gǎn bǎ huáng dì lā xià mǎ

one who does not fear the death of thousand cuts will dare to unhorse the emperor (proverb)

挂马
guà mǎ

Trojan horse, to add malware to a website or program (computing)

探马
tàn mǎ

mounted scout (arch.)

撒马利亚
sā mǎ lì yà

Samaria

撒马尔干
sā mǎ ěr gàn

Samarkand, city in Uzbekistan

撒马尔罕
sā mǎ ěr hǎn

Samarkand, city in Uzbekistan

放一马
fàng yī mǎ

to let (sb) off

放马后炮
fàng mǎ hòu pào

to fire after the horse has bolted (idiom); to act too late to be effective

放马过来
fàng mǎ guò lái

bring it on!

效犬马之劳
xiào quǎn mǎ zhī láo

to render one's humble services

斑马
bān mǎ

zebra