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天马行空

tiān mǎ xíng kōng

4-character word Traditional 天馬行空

What 天马行空 means

1. like a heavenly steed, soaring across the skies (idiom)
2. (of writing, calligraphy etc) bold and imaginative
3. unconstrained in style

The characters in 天马行空

• 天tiānday; sky; heaven
• 马mǎhorse; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess
• 行xíng(bound form) to walk; to go; to travel; (literary) trip; journey; visit…
• 空kōngempty; air; sky