木马 (mù mǎ) — vaulting horse (gymnastics apparatus); hobbyhorse; rocking horse (children's toy); Wood Horse (31st year in the Chinese Sexagenary Cycle)
Definition
Literally 'wooden horse,' this noun covers three distinct senses: the gymnastics vaulting horse, a child's rocking horse / hobbyhorse, and the Wood Horse year of the Chinese zodiac cycle. The context (体育课, child, or 年) tells you which is meant.
noun
vaulting horse (gymnastics apparatus)hobbyhorserocking horse (children's toy)Wood Horse (31st year in the Chinese Sexagenary Cycle)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 木马。Tā zài tǐ yù kè shàng liàn xí tiào mù mǎ.She practiced vaulting over the horse in PE class.
- 木马。Hái zi zuò zài mù mǎ shàng yáo lái yáo qù.The child sat on the rocking horse and swayed back and forth.
- 木马，。Jīn nián shì mù mǎ nián, shì hé kāi shǐ xīn jì huà.This year is the Wood Horse year, a good time to start new plans.
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