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一马平川

yī mǎ píng chuān

4-character word Traditional 一馬平川

What 一马平川 means

1. flat land one could gallop straight across (idiom); wide expanse of flat country

The characters in 一马平川

• 一yīone; single; a (article)
• 马mǎhorse; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess
• 平píngflat; level; smooth; to make even; to level; equal; on the same level
• 川chuān(bound form) river; creek; plain

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