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中箭落马

zhòng jiàn luò mǎ

4-character word Traditional 中箭落馬

What 中箭落马 means

1. lit. to be struck by an arrow and fall from one's horse
2. to suffer a serious setback (idiom)

The characters in 中箭落马

• 中zhōngwithin; among; in; middle; center; while (doing sth); during
• 箭jiànarrow
• 落luòto fall or drop; (of the sun) to set; (of a tide) to go out
• 马mǎhorse; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess