马贼 (mǎ zéi) — mounted bandit, horse-riding outlaw (historical term for brigands on horseback in northern China)

Definition

Examples

• 这部小说讲的是清朝末年马贼的故事。
  Zhè bù xiǎo shuō jiǎng de shì qīng cháo mò nián mǎ zéi de gù shi.
  This novel tells the story of mounted bandits in the late Qing dynasty.
• 东北的马贼曾经让当地百姓非常害怕。
  Dōng běi de mǎ zéi céng jīng ràng dāng dì bǎi xìng fēi cháng hài pà.
  The mounted bandits of Manchuria once terrified the local people.
• 历史上，马贼经常在草原上抢劫商队。
  Lì shǐ shàng, mǎ zéi jīng cháng zài cǎo yuán shàng qiǎng jié shāng duì.
  Historically, mounted bandits often robbed caravans on the grasslands.