马 馬 Mǎ ㄇㄚˇ maa5

马 馬 mǎ ㄇㄚˇ maa5 HSK 3 入門級 · Level 1

  • horse
  • CL: 匹 pǐ ㄆㄧˇ
  • horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess
  • knight in Western chess

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 马 (1 of 1) — stroke by stroke.

Draw each stroke of the character in order using your mouse or finger. A hint appears after three misses.

Example sentences

  • 上马 上馬 ( shàng mǎ soeng5 maa5 )。

    Get on the horse.

  • 马上 馬上 ( mǎ shàng maa5 soeng6 )!

    Now!

  • 这 這 ( zhè ze2 ) 是 ( shì si6 ) 马 馬 ( mǎ maa5 )。

    This is a horse.

  • 马 馬 ( mǎ maa5 ) 吃草 ( chī cǎo hek3 cou2 )。

    Horses eat grass.

  • 塞翁失马 塞翁失馬 ( sài wēng shī mǎ coi3 jung1 sat1 maa5 )

    Every cloud has a silver lining.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY). Readings are generated automatically.