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马 (mǎ): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 3

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HSK 2.0Level 3

HSK 3.0Vocab 3 Recognition 3 Writing 3

1.

Animated Stroke Order 马

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How to write 马 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 马

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3.

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4.

How to Use 马

Literal and figurative horse-related words

Words where 马 refers to a horse, or uses horse as a metaphor.

骏马 • jùn mǎ • Steed / Fine horse • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

5.

HSK Vocabulary: 马

马力 • mǎ lì • Horsepower

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

mǎ马

lì力

6.

Example Sentences

tā他

xiàng像

yī一

pǐ匹

yě野

mǎ马

yī

Information

Pinyinmǎ

Meaninghorse

Strokes3

Radical马

Traditional馬

StructureSingle Body

Frequency#652

Zhuyinㄇㄚˇ

UnicodeU+9A6C

CangjieNVSM

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jùn骏

mǎ马

Steed / Fine horse

黑马 • hēi mǎ • Dark horse • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

hēi黑

mǎ马

Dark horse

千军万马 • qiān jūn wàn mǎ • thousands of soldiers and horses / a formidable army • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

qiān千

jūn军

wàn万

mǎ马

thousands of soldiers and horses / a formidable army

Fixed compounds where 马 does not mean horse

Common words formed with 马 that have lost the original horse meaning.

马上 • mǎ shàng • immediately • HSK 3

HSK 3

mǎ马

shàng上

immediately

马虎 • mǎ hu • careless • HSK 4

HSK 4

mǎ马

hu虎

careless

马路 • mǎ lù • street • HSK 3.0 · L3

HSK 3.0 · L3

mǎ马

lù路

street

Horsepower

马桶 • mǎ tǒng • Toilet

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

mǎ马

tǒng桶

Toilet

斑马线 • bān mǎ xiàn • Zebra crossing

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

bān斑

mǎ马

xiàn线

Zebra crossing

马后炮 • mǎ hòu pào • Monday morning quarterbacking / Hindsight

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

mǎ马

hòu后

pào炮

Monday morning quarterbacking / Hindsight

汗马功劳 • hàn mǎ gōng láo • Make great contributions

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

hàn汗

mǎ马

gōng功

láo劳

Make great contributions

一

yàng样

nán难

yǐ以

xùn驯

fú服

。

He is as hard to tame as a wild horse.

gǔ古

dài代

rén人

yòng用

mǎ马

chē车

yùn运

shū输

huò货

wù物

。

Ancient people used horse-drawn carts to transport goods.

wǒ我

mǎ马

shàng上

jiù就

dào到

nǐ你

jiā家

。

I will arrive at your house immediately.

zhè这

tiáo条

mǎ马

lù路

hěn很

kuān宽

kuò阔

。

This road is very wide.

nà那

pǐ匹

mǎ马

pǎo跑

de得

hěn很

kuài快

。

That horse runs very fast.

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Characters pronounced "ma".

蟆mafrog, toad
玛mǎagate; cornelian
吗ma[makes a yes; no question]
麻máhemp; a plant with fibers used for textiles
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妈māmother

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "马".

冯féngsurname; gallop; by dint of
骤zhòuto gallop; sudden, abrupt
骋chěnggallop horse; hasten, hurry
骚sāoto disturb; to harass; coquettish
驹jūcolt; fleet, swift; sun; surname
骥jia fine horse; a steed

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