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骑马找马

qí mǎ zhǎo mǎ

4-character word Traditional 騎馬找馬

What 骑马找马 means

1. idiomcolloquialto continue in an unsatisfactory job (or romantic relationship etc) while actively looking for a better one

The characters in 骑马找马

• 骑qíto sit astride; to ride (a horse, bike etc); classifier for saddle horses
• 马mǎhorse; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess
• 找zhǎoto try to find; to look for; to call on sb
• 马mǎhorse; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess

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