马 (mǎ) — horse.
Real origin: A horse, its mane flying, squeezed into three quick strokes.
Measure words: 匹.
Example sentences with 马:
- 这匹小马很可爱。 — Zhè pǐ xiǎo mǎ hěn kě ài. — This little horse is very cute.
- 我喜欢马。 — Wǒ xǐ huan mǎ. — I like horses.
- 周末我们去骑马吧。 — Zhōu mò wǒ men qù qí mǎ ba. — Let's go horse riding this weekend.
- 马跑得很快。 — Mǎ pǎo de hěn kuài. — Horses run very fast.
- 几匹马正在河边安静地喝水。 — Jǐ pǐ mǎ zhèng zài hé biān ān jìng de hē shuǐ. — A few horses are quietly drinking water by the river.
- 他第一次骑马的时候很紧张。 — Tā dì yī cì qí mǎ de shí hou hěn jǐn zhāng. — He was very nervous the first time he rode a horse.
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