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下马

xià mǎ

2-character word Traditional 下馬

What 下马 means

1. to dismount from a horse
2. (fig.) to abandon (a project)

The characters in 下马

• 下xiàdown; downwards; below
• 马mǎhorse; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess

Words starting with 下马

• 下马威xià mǎ wēidisplay of severity immediately on taking office; (fig.) initial show of strength

Words containing 下马

• 舍得一身剐，敢把皇帝拉下马shě de yī shēn guǎ , gǎn bǎ huáng dì lā xià mǎone who does not fear the death of thousand cuts will dare to unhorse the emperor…