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马子 (mǎ zi) — young horse; colt, foal, pony

Definition

noun
young horsecoltfoalpony
Measure word · 匹

Examples

  • 马子。
    Zhè pǐ mǎ zi cái sān gè yuè dà.
    This foal is only three months old.
  • 马子。
    Nóng mín yǎng le yì qún mǎ zi.
    The farmer raised a herd of foals.
  • 马子。
    Nà pǐ mǎ zi kàn qǐ lái hěn jiàn kāng.
    That foal looks very healthy.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

马mǎhorse
子zǐsuffix

马 supplies the horse sense, while 子 finishes the word.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 馬; 马 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 馬 shows a horse with its head facing left, a flowing mane, and two legs standing vertically.

Open 马 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

子 is drawn as a baby with a large head, arms stretched out, and legs wrapped in a blanket.

Open 子 →
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