马 馬 mǎ horse / CL:匹[pi3] / horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess / knight in Western chess syn 快速 kuài sù fast / high-speed / rapid syn 迅速 xùn sù rapid / speedy / fast syn 赛马 賽馬 sài mǎ horse race / horse racing syn 野马 野馬 yě mǎ feral horse / free-roaming horse / wild horse 飞车 飛車 fēi chē fast-moving vehicle / to drive or ride a vehicle at high speed 坚守 堅守 jiān shǒu to hold fast to / to stick to 快餐 kuài cān fast food / snack / quick meal 沉睡 chén shuì to be fast asleep / (fig.) to lie dormant / to lie undiscovered syn 飞快 飛快 fēi kuài very fast / at lightning speed / (coll.) razor-sharp syn 木马 木馬 mù mǎ wooden horse / rocking horse / vaulting horse (gymnastics) / trojan horse (computing) 鸡翅 雞翅 jī chì chicken wings (fast food) 快餐店 kuài cān diàn fast food shop syn 快捷 kuài jié quick / fast / nimble / agile / (computer) shortcut syn 马尾 馬尾 mǎ wěi ponytail (hairstyle) / horse's tail / slender fibers like horse's tail (applies to various plants) 飞奔 飛奔 fēi bēn to dash (run fast) / to rush / to dart syn 俯冲 俯衝 fǔ chōng to dive down fast / to swoop down 外带 外帶 wài dài take-out (fast food) / (outer part of) tire / as well / besides / into the bargain / outer zone syn 灵通 靈通 líng tōng fast and abundant (news) / clever / effective syn 不翼而飞 不翼而飛 bù yì ér fēi to disappear without trace / to vanish all of a sudden / to spread fast / to spread like wildfire syn 便捷 biàn jié convenient and fast syn 快车道 快車道 kuài chē dào fast lane 禁食 jìn shí to fast / to abstain from eating / to forbid the eating of (certain foods) / a fast 铁板 鐵板 tiě bǎn iron panel / hot iron plate for fast grilling (Japanese: teppan) 斋戒 齋戒 zhāi jiè to fast syn 跑马 跑馬 pǎo mǎ horse race / to ride a horse at a fast pace / (dialect) wet dream syn 急功近利 jí gōng jìn lì seeking instant benefit (idiom) / shortsighted vision, looking only for fast return syn 快攻 kuài gōng fast break / quick attack (ball sports) 迅捷 xùn jié fast and nimble syn 马贼 馬賊 mǎ zéi horse thief / (old) group of horse-mounted bandits 纷至沓来 紛至沓來 fēn zhì tà lái to come thick and fast (idiom) syn 速效 sù xiào quick results / fast-acting 风驰电掣 風馳電掣 fēng chí diàn chè fast as lightning syn 飞轮 飛輪 fēi lún flywheel / freewheel / cassette (of a bicycle) / fast-moving bike syn 不胫而走 不脛而走 bù jìng ér zǒu to get round fast / to spread like wildfire syn 急智 jí zhì quick witted / able to think fast in an emergency syn 疾速 jí sù very fast / at high speed syn 取巧 qǔ qiǎo quick fix / opportune short cut (around a difficulty) / cheap trick (to get what one wants) / to pull a fast one 疾步 jí bù at a fast pace syn 速配 sù pèi fast matchmaking / speed dating / (coll.) (Tw) (of a couple) to be a good match 天马 天馬 tiān mǎ (mythology) celestial horse / fine horse / Ferghana horse / (Western mythology) Pegasus 睡梦中 睡夢中 shuì mèng zhōng fast asleep / dreaming 快跑 kuài pǎo to run fast / to sprint / to gallop / Gee up! / Run for it! 快进 快進 kuài jìn fast-forward (media player) 秉持 bǐng chí to uphold / to hold fast to 速食 sù shí (of food) fast / instant / (Tw) fast food 马步 馬步 mǎ bù (martial arts) horse stance (with legs wide apart, as when riding a horse) 快马加鞭 快馬加鞭 kuài mǎ jiā biān to spur the horse to full speed (idiom) / to go as fast as possible syn 勒马 勒馬 lè mǎ to guide a horse with the reins / to rein in a horse 辟谷 辟穀 pì gǔ to abstain from eating cereals (Taoist practice) / to fast 断食 斷食 duàn shí to fast / hunger strike 速 sù fast / rapid / quick / velocity syn 驶 駛 shǐ (of a vehicle, horse etc) to go fast / to speed / (of a vehicle) to run / to go / (of a boat) to sail syn 麦当劳 麥當勞 mài dāng láo McDonald's (fast food company) 迅 xùn rapid / fast syn 斋 齋 zhāi to fast or abstain from meat, wine etc / vegetarian diet / study room / building / to give alms (to a monk) syn 驰 馳 chí to run fast / to speed / to gallop / to disseminate / to spread syn 趋 趨 qū to hasten / to hurry / to walk fast / to approach / to tend towards / to converge syn 嘌 piào (literary) fast / speedy / used in 嘌呤[piao4 ling4] / Taiwan pr. [piao1] 嘌 piāo fast / speedy 翩 piān to fly fast syn 吉野家 jí yě jiā Yoshinoya (Japanese fast food chain) 遽 jù hurry / fast / suddenly 骊 驪 lí black horse / jet steed / good horse / legendary black dragon 驯马 馴馬 xùn mǎ to break in a horse / a trained saddle horse 开斋 開齋 kāi zhāi to stop following a vegetarian diet / to break a fast 超拔 chāo bá outstanding / to fast-track / to elevate / to free oneself from 铤 鋌 tǐng big arrow / walk fast 秣 mò feed a horse with grain / horse feed syn 蹇 jiǎn lame / cripple / unfortunate / slow / difficult / nag (inferior horse) / donkey / lame horse syn 砉 huā sound of a thing flying fast by / whoosh / cracking sound / Taiwan pr. [huo4] syn 骑马 騎馬 qí mǎ to ride a horse 山羊 shān yáng goat / (gymnastics) small-sized vaulting horse 骑警 騎警 qí jǐng mounted police (on horse or motorbike) 抽筋 chōu jīn cramp / charley horse / to pull a tendon syn 驾驭 駕馭 jià yù to urge on (of horse) / to drive / to steer / to handle / to manage / to master / to dominate syn 宝马 寶馬 bǎo mǎ precious horse 种马 種馬 zhǒng mǎ stallion / stud horse 眼罩 yǎn zhào eye-patch / blindfold / eye mask / goggles / eyeshade / blinkers (for a horse etc) 马匹 馬匹 mǎ pǐ horse syn 蛛丝马迹 蛛絲馬跡 zhū sī mǎ jì lit. spider's thread and horse track / tiny hints (of a secret) / traces / clue syn 骑手 騎手 qí shǒu horse rider / equestrian / jockey / bike rider 小车 小車 xiǎo chē small model car / mini-car / small horse-cart / barrow / wheelbarrow / type of folk dance syn 单枪匹马 單槍匹馬 dān qiāng pǐ mǎ lit. single spear and horse (idiom) / fig. single-handed / unaccompanied syn 黑马 黑馬 hēi mǎ dark horse / fig. unexpected winner syn 白马 白馬 bái mǎ white horse 下马 下馬 xià mǎ to dismount from a horse / (fig.) to abandon (a project) syn 坐骑 坐騎 zuò qí saddle horse / mount 上马 上馬 shàng mǎ to get on a horse / to mount syn 马背 馬背 mǎ bèi horse's back / (traditional Chinese architecture) roof with a low-slung curved ridgelines and geometric shapes on the upper gable walls at the ends of the roof ridges 骏马 駿馬 jùn mǎ fine horse / steed syn 海马 海馬 hǎi mǎ sea horse / hippocampus (abbr. for 海馬體|海马体[hai3ma3ti3]) 亡羊补牢 亡羊補牢 wáng yáng bǔ láo lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom) / fig. to act belatedly / better late than never / to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted syn 害群之马 害群之馬 hài qún zhī mǎ lit. a horse that brings trouble to its herd (idiom) / fig. troublemaker / black sheep / rotten apple syn 伯乐 伯樂 bó lè Bole (a man who lived during Spring and Autumn Period, reputed to be able to spot a good horse) / a person who is good at spotting talent 马蹄 馬蹄 mǎ tí horse's hoof / horseshoe / Chinese water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis or E. congesta) syn 落马 落馬 luò mǎ (lit.) to fall from a horse / (fig.) to suffer a setback / to come a cropper / to be sacked (e.g. for corruption) 昂首 áng shǒu head high / in high spirits / to raise one's head (e.g. of neighing horse) syn 鞍马 鞍馬 ān mǎ pommel horse (gymnastics) syn 