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    Referring to a horse with 马 (mǎ)

    Existence & Possession

    Structure

    Numeral + 匹 + 马

    Explanation

    The noun 马 (mǎ) means "horse" and refers to the animal used historically for transportation and labor. It appears in many common compounds and idioms in Chinese.

    Examples

    • 那匹马跑得真快。

      nà pǐ mǎ pǎo de zhēn kuài.

      That horse runs really fast.

    • 小时候我骑过马，特别有意思。

      xiǎoshíhou wǒ qí guò mǎ, tèbié yǒu yìsi.

      When I was little, I rode a horse, and it was really fun.

    • 草原上有一群野马在奔跑。

      cǎoyuán shàng yǒu yī qún yě mǎ zài bēnpǎo.

      There is a herd of wild horses running on the grassland.

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