302 Themes

009 Social relationships 社交关系 (shèjiāo guānxi)


Prince Charming, knight in shining armor
hippo
horse
potato
carriage
road
circus
horse racing
defect
measure word for horses and cloth
When on Earth!
stride
ride
mating (animals)
instant victory
make rapid advances in one’s career, have a meteoric rise
draw, paint
horse racing
lick someone’s boots
subdue
to act as if
have nothing to do with each other
purplish red
a heavenly steed soaring across the skies-a powerful and unconstrained style (of writing, calligraphy, etc.)
thousands upon thousands of men and horses – a powerful army, a mighty force
careless, casual
heavy traffic
single-handed, all by oneself, alone
immediately

36 白马王子 [-馬--] Báimǎ wángzǐ (white-horse-prince) Prince Charming, knight in shining armor: 她希望找到一个~当男朋友. She wants to find a Prince Charming as her boyfriend. '
59 河马 [-馬] hémǎ (river-horse) hippo: 一只 ~ a hippo '
13 马 [馬] mǎ (horse) horse: 一匹~ a horse || 赛 (sài) ~ horse race || 骑~ horseback riding || 马到成功 be victorious when the battle horses arrive, win quickly '
13 马铃薯 [馬鈴-] mǎlíngshǔ (horse-bell-yam) potato: 种~ plant potato '
28 马车 [馬車] mǎchē (horse-cart) carriage: 坐~ take a carriage || 一辆~ a carriage '
3 马路 [馬-] mǎlù (horse-road) road: 穿过 ~ cross a street || 大/小/新/宽 敞的/笔直的~ big/small/new/spacious/straight road || 一条~ a street '
29 马戏 [馬戲] mǎxì (horse-show) circus: circus ~团 circus troupe || ~表 演circus performance '
31 赛马 [賽馬] sàimǎ (race-horse) horse racing: ~项目horse racing event || ~活动horse racing activity || ~场horse racing course '
2 毛病 [-] máobìng ((of horse) hair-defect) defect: 肺部有~ the lung has a defect || 眼睛有~ the eye has a defect || 检查出一个小~ identify a small defect '
36 匹 [-] pǐ (match) measure word for horses and cloth: 两~马 two horses || 一~布 one cloth '
37 猴年马月 [--馬-] hóuniánmǎyuè (monkey-year-horse-month) When on Earth!: 不知道~才能住上自己的房子. I don’t know when on Earth I’ll be able to live in my own house. || 不知要等到~. I don’t know how long I’ll be waiting. '
20 跨 [-] kuà (stride) stride: ~一大步 stride || ~左腿 stride left foot first || ~ 上马 mount a horse '
22 骑 [-] qí (ride) ride: ~自行车 ride a bike || ~摩托 (mótuō) 车 ride a motorcycle || ~马 ride a horse '
5 交配 [-] jiāopèi (copulate-mate) mating (animals): 驴 (lǘ) 是马和骡 (luó) ~而生的. A donkey is born from intercourse between a horse and a mule. '
11 马到成功 [馬---] mǎdàochénggōng (horse-arrive-succeed) instant victory: 祝你~ wish you instant victory! || 只要您出面, 一定会~! As long as you go forward, you will certainly earn instant success! '
6 飞黄腾达 [飛黃騰達] fēihuángténgdá (celestial horse Fēihuáng-jump- ‘reach’) make rapid advances in one’s career, have a meteoric rise: 正是靠着《Apprentice》这个电视节目, 他才真地~起来. It was by means of the Apprentice TV show that he really made rapid advances in his career. || 她历尽艰辛最后~. He got to the top of the tree by hard work. '
20 画 [畫] huà (divide, draw, paint) draw, paint: ~人物 paint a person || ~马 draw a horse || ~漫画 draw a comic '
19 赛马 [賽馬] sàimǎ (race-horse) horse racing: 参加~ take part in horse racing '
66 拍马屁 [-馬-] pāimǎpì (pat-horse-butt) lick someone’s boots: 爱~ love to suck up to || 拍上司的马屁 lick a superior’s boots '
36 收服 [-] shōufú (subdue-convinced) subdue: ~人心subdue popular feeling || ~小国 subdue a small country || ~一匹马 subdue a horse '
20 权当 [權當] quándāng (for the time being-as) to act as if: 死马~活马医. The dead horse was treated as if it were still living. '
50 风马牛不相及 [風馬----] fēngmǎniú bù xiāng jí (wind/free-horse-cow-notmutually-touch) have nothing to do with each other: 两人的专业~ for two people’s industries to have nothing to do with one another '
4 枣红 [棗紅] zǎohóng (date-red) purplish red: ~马 a purplish red horse || ~毛衣a purplish sweater '
16 天马行空 [-馬--] tiānmǎ-xíngkōng (heavenly-horse-run-sky) a heavenly steed soaring across the skies-a powerful and unconstrained style (of writing, calligraphy, etc.): ~的想象 the unconstrained imagination || 她的写作~, 让人难以理解. Her writing is so unconstrained that it is hard to understand. '
15 千军万马 [-軍萬馬] qiānjūn-wànmǎ (1000-soldier-10, 000-horse) thousands upon thousands of men and horses – a powerful army, a mighty force: 中国的高考如同~过独木桥. The Chinese college entrance exam is so competitive that it seems like a 1,000 horses crossing in a canoe. '
28 马虎 [馬-] mǎhu (horse-tiger) careless, casual: 态度~ the attitude is sloppy || 工作~ work sloppiness || 你怎么这么~!连生日都写错了!Why are you so sloppy? You even wrote your birthday wrong. '
13 车水马龙 [車-馬龍] chēshuǐ mǎlóng (cart-stream-horse-dragon) heavy traffic: ~的城市 a bustling city || 街道上~. The streets are full of traffic. '
32 单枪匹马 [單槍-馬] dānqiāng pǐmǎ (single-spear-single-horse) single-handed, all by oneself, alone: 他偷渡 (tōudù) 到美国时只剩下二十美 元了, 后来~打天下, 现在拥有几百家餐饮连锁店 (liánsuǒdiàn). When he came to America, he had only $20 left. Later he worked very hard on his own business. Now he has a chain of several hundred restaurants. || ~往前冲play a lone hand '
20 马上 [馬-] mǎshàng (horse-on) immediately: ~去 immediately go || ~停下immediately stop || ~离开immediately depart '