白马 (bái mǎ) — white horse
Definition
Literally 'white horse' and commonly used in Chinese idioms and legends (e.g. 白马王子 'prince charming'). Use 匹 as the measure word for the animal itself, not 匹 for the phrase as a whole.
noun
white horse
Measure word · 匹
Examples
- 白马。Tā zài cǎo yuán shàng qí zhe yì pǐ bái mǎ.He is riding a white horse on the grassland.
- 白马。Chuán shuō zhōng yǒu yí wèi wáng zǐ qí bái mǎ ér lái.Legend has it that a prince came riding a white horse.
- 白马。Zhè pǐ bái mǎ pǎo dé fēi cháng kuài.This white horse runs very fast.
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