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万马奔腾

wàn mǎ bēn téng

4-character word Traditional 萬馬奔騰

What 万马奔腾 means

1. lit. (like) ten thousand horses galloping (idiom)
2. fig. going full steam ahead

The characters in 万马奔腾

• 万wànten thousand; a great number
• 马mǎhorse; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess
• 奔bēnto hurry; to rush; to run quickly
• 腾téng(bound form) to gallop; to prance; (bound form) to soar; to hover; to make room…

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