木马 木馬 mù mǎ wooden horse / rocking horse / vaulting horse (gymnastics) / trojan horse (computing) 天马 天馬 tiān mǎ (mythology) celestial horse / fine horse / Ferghana horse / (Western mythology) Pegasus 野马 野馬 yě mǎ feral horse / free-roaming horse / wild horse 山羊 shān yáng goat / (gymnastics) small-sized vaulting horse 镡 鐔 xín guard (on a sword handle) / pommel (on a sword handle) / dagger / Taiwan pr. [tan2] 鞒 鞽 qiáo the pommel and cantle of a saddle 马尾 馬尾 mǎ wěi ponytail (hairstyle) / horse's tail / slender fibers like horse's tail (applies to various plants) 赛马 賽馬 sài mǎ horse race / horse racing syn 跑马 跑馬 pǎo mǎ horse race / to ride a horse at a fast pace / (dialect) wet dream syn 马步 馬步 mǎ bù (martial arts) horse stance (with legs wide apart, as when riding a horse) 马贼 馬賊 mǎ zéi horse thief / (old) group of horse-mounted bandits 勒马 勒馬 lè mǎ to guide a horse with the reins / to rein in a horse 马 馬 mǎ horse / CL:匹[pi3] / horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess / knight in Western chess syn 驯马 馴馬 xùn mǎ to break in a horse / a trained saddle horse 骊 驪 lí black horse / jet steed / good horse / legendary black dragon 秣 mò feed a horse with grain / horse feed syn 蹇 jiǎn lame / cripple / unfortunate / slow / difficult / nag (inferior horse) / donkey / lame horse syn 騺 zhì heavy horse / horse unable to move because of twisted leg / plodding 骍 騂 xīng horse (or cattle) of reddish color / bay horse 脱缰之马 脫韁之馬 tuō jiāng zhī mǎ lit. a horse that has thrown off the reins (idiom) / runaway horse / out of control 騑 fēi side horse (in a team of harnessed horses) / horse 汗血马 汗血馬 hàn xuè mǎ (in ancient times) Ferghana horse / (later) fine horse 套马 套馬 tào mǎ to harness a horse / to lasso a horse 征马 征馬 zhēng mǎ horse capable of long expedition / army horse 普氏野马 普氏野馬 pǔ shì yě mǎ Przevalski horse (Equus przewalskii) wild horse of Central Asia first identified in 1881 by Nikolai Mikhailovich Przevalski 普爾熱瓦爾斯基|普尔热瓦尔斯基 木马计 木馬計 mù mǎ jì wooden horse stratagem (cf Trojan horse) 杀君马者道旁儿 殺君馬者道旁兒 shā jūn mǎ zhě dào páng ér lit. bystanders killed the king's horse (idiom) (based on an ancient story in which people along the road cheered a horseman on as he galloped past, until the horse died of exhaustion) / fig. beware of becoming complacent when everyone is cheering you on 体操 體操 tǐ cāo gymnastic / gymnastics 劈腿 pī tuǐ to do the splits (gymnastics) / two-timing (in romantic relationships) 吊环 吊環 diào huán rings (gymnastics) 体操队 體操隊 tǐ cāo duì gymnastics team 艺术体操 藝術體操 yì shù tǐ cāo rhythmic gymnastics 单杠 單槓 dān gàng bar / bold line / horizontal bar (gymnastics event) 双杠 雙槓 shuāng gàng parallel bars (gymnastics event) 做操 zuò cāo to do exercises / to do gymnastics 跳马 跳馬 tiào mǎ vault (gymnastics) 平衡木 píng héng mù beam (gymnastics) / balance beam 高低杠 高低槓 gāo dī gàng uneven bars (gymnastics) 自由体操 自由體操 zì yóu tǐ cāo floor (gymnastics) 吊杠 吊槓 diào gàng trapeze (gymnastics) 爬竿 pá gān pole-climbing (as gymnastics or circus act) / climbing pole 踺子 jiàn zǐ somersault (in gymnastics or dance) / head-over-heels / aerial flip 背转 背轉 bèi zhuǎn to turn away / to turn one's back to / (gymnastics etc) backspin 下腰 xià yāo (gymnastics) to do a bridge / to do a crab 劈腿 pǐ tuǐ to do the splits (gymnastics) / (Tw) two-timing (in romantic relationships) / Taiwan pr. [pi1 tui3] 踺子 jiàn zi somersault (in gymnastics or dance) / aerial flip 侧手翻 側手翻 cè shǒu fān (gymnastics) cartwheel / to do a cartwheel 宝马 寶馬 bǎo mǎ precious horse 黑马 黑馬 hēi mǎ dark horse / fig. unexpected winner syn 站起 zhàn qǐ to get up on hind legs (esp. of horse) / to stand / to spring up syn 骑马 騎馬 qí mǎ to ride a horse 白马 白馬 bái mǎ white horse 小车 小車 xiǎo chē small model car / mini-car / small horse-cart / barrow / wheelbarrow / type of folk dance syn 上马 上馬 shàng mǎ to get on a horse / to mount 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 坐骑 坐騎 zuò qí saddle horse / mount 下马 下馬 xià mǎ to dismount from a horse / (fig.) to abandon (a project) syn 马匹 馬匹 mǎ pǐ horse syn 千里马 千里馬 qiān lǐ mǎ lit. ten thousand mile horse / fine steed syn 马蹄 馬蹄 mǎ tí horse's hoof / horseshoe / Chinese water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis or E. congesta) 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 抽筋 chōu jīn cramp / charley horse / to pull a tendon syn 策马 策馬 cè mǎ to urge on a horse using a whip or spurs 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) 马屁 馬屁 mǎ pì horse hindquarters / flattery / boot-licking 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 海马 海馬 hǎi mǎ sea horse / hippocampus (abbr. for 海馬體|海马体[hai3ma3ti3]) 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 金马奖 金馬獎 jīn mǎ jiǎng Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards 昂首 áng shǒu head high / in high spirits / to raise one's head (e.g. of neighing horse) syn 马头 馬頭 mǎ tóu horse's head / same as 碼頭|码头[ma3 tou2], pier 木马病毒 木馬病毒 mù mǎ bìng dú Trojan horse (type of computer virus) 车水马龙 車水馬龍 chē shuǐ mǎ lóng endless stream of horse and carriages (idiom) / heavy traffic syn 跨上 kuà shàng to mount (a horse, bike, flight of stairs, rickshaw etc) syn 拍马 拍馬 pāi mǎ to urge on a horse by patting its bottom / fig. to encourage / same as 拍馬屁|拍马屁, to flatter or toady 眼罩 yǎn zhào eye-patch / blindfold / eye mask / goggles / eyeshade / blinkers (for a horse etc) 特洛伊木马 特洛伊木馬 tè luò yī mù mǎ Trojan horse 铁马 鐵馬 tiě mǎ armored horse / cavalry / metal chimes hanging from eaves / steel barricade / (Tw) bike 走马 走馬 zǒu mǎ to ride (a horse) / to go on horseback 单枪匹马 單槍匹馬 dān qiāng pǐ mǎ lit. single spear and horse (idiom) / fig. single-handed / unaccompanied syn 嘶鸣 嘶鳴 sī míng to whinny (of a horse) / to neigh 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 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 种马 種馬 zhǒng mǎ stallion / stud horse 奔马 奔馬 bēn mǎ (literary) (swift like a) speeding horse 嘶叫 sī jiào to whinny (of a horse) / to neigh / to shout syn 心猿意马 心猿意馬 xīn yuán yì mǎ lit. heart like a frisky monkey, mind like a cantering horse (idiom) / fig. capricious (derog.) / to have ants in one's pants / hyperactive / adventurous and uncontrollable syn 跃马 躍馬 yuè mǎ to gallop / to spur on a horse / to let one's steed have his head 骑手 騎手 qí shǒu horse rider / equestrian / jockey / bike rider 驿马 驛馬 yì mǎ post horse 脱缰 脫韁 tuō jiāng (of a horse etc) to break free from the reins / (fig.) to become unconstrained 骡马 騾馬 luó mǎ pack animal / horse and mule 竹马 竹馬 zhú mǎ bamboo stick used as a toy horse 悬崖勒马 懸崖勒馬 xuán yá lè mǎ lit. to rein in the horse at the edge of the precipice (idiom) / fig. to act in the nick of time 神马 神馬 shén mǎ mythical horse / Internet slang for 什麼|什么[shen2 me5] 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 白马寺 白馬寺 bái mǎ sì the Baima or White Horse Temple in Luoyang, one of the earliest Buddhist temples in China 按图索骥 按圖索驥 àn tú suǒ jì lit. looking for a fine horse using only a picture (idiom) / fig. to do things along rigid, conventional lines / to try and find sth with the help of a clue syn 