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老马识途

老马识途 (lǎo mǎ shí tú): Experience and wisdom gained from age can guide one through difficult situations. (idiom) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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老 • lǎo • old; aged • HSK 2.0 L3

HSK 3

lǎo老

old; aged

马 • mǎ • horse • HSK 2.0 L3

HSK 3

mǎ马

horse

识 • shí • to know, to recognize, to understand • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

shí识

to know, to recognize, to understand

途 • tú • road, way, journey

tú途

road, way, journey

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Pinyinlǎo mǎ shí tú

MeaningExperience and wisdom gained from age can guide one through difficult situations.

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More common words that include characters from 老马识途.

Words with 老

老师lǎo shīteacher
老人lǎo rénold man or woman
老家lǎo jiānative place
老年lǎo niánelderly
老是lǎo shialways
老虎lǎo hǔtiger
古老gǔ lǎoancient
老公lǎo gōng(coll.) husband

Words with 马

马上mǎ shàngimmediately
马路mǎ lùstreet
马虎mǎ hucareless
马力mǎ lìHorsepower

Words with 识

认识rèn shito know [be familiar with]
知识zhī shiknowledge
常识cháng shígeneral knowledge
意识yì shibe conscious of; be aware of; realise

Words with 途

前途qián túfuture; prospect; promise
用途yòng túuse
长途cháng túlong-distance
旅途lǚ tújourney

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Example Sentences with 老马识途

tā他

shì是

gōng公

sī司

de的

lǎo老

mǎ

马桶

mǎ tǒng

Toilet

骏马jùn mǎSteed / Fine horse

黑马hēi mǎDark horse

斑马线bān mǎ xiànZebra crossing

识别

shí bié

discriminate; distinguish; discern

见多识广jiàn duō shí guǎnghave great experience

共识gòng shíConsensus

学识xué shíknowledge

途径

tú jìng

road; avenue; way

半途而废bàn tú ér fèigive up halfway; leave something unfinished

中途zhōng túHalfway

沿途yán túalong the way

马

shí识

tú途

，

yù遇

dào到

kùn困

nán难

shí时

zǒng总

néng能

zhǎo找

dào到

jiě解

jué决

bàn办

fǎ法

。

He is the old horse that knows the way in the company; whenever there's a problem, he always finds a solution.

bié别

dān担

xīn心

，

yǒu有

lǎo老

mǎ马

shí识

tú途

de的

xiàng向

dǎo导

dài带

lù路

，

wǒ我

men们

bú不

huì会

mí迷

lù路

。

Don't worry, with an experienced guide who knows the way, we won't get lost.