跑马 (pǎo mǎ) — (verb-object) to ride a horse; to gallop; (euphemism, dated) to have a nocturnal emission
Definition
Verb-object compound meaning 'to ride a horse / gallop' (e.g. 他在草原上跑马). The second sense — a dated euphemism for a nocturnal emission — is archaic and rarely used today; learners will mostly meet it in literature.
verb
(verb-object) to ride a horseto gallop(euphemism, dated) to have a nocturnal emission
Examples
- 跑马。Tā měi tiān zài cǎo yuán shàng pǎo mǎ.He rides a horse on the grassland every day.
- ，。Tā pǎo le yí cì mǎ, jué de hěn kāi xīn.He rode a horse once and felt very happy.
- 跑马。Tā xǐ huan qù jiāo wài pǎo mǎ.He likes to go ride horses in the suburbs.
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