Definition
人马 literally means 'people and horses' but is used figuratively to refer to a group of people working together, such as staff, personnel, or troops. It often carries a sense of organization and mobilization, similar to 'team' or 'force' in English. You'll see it in contexts of dispatching or gathering people for a task.
n.
(figurative) personnelstaffforces (collective group, often in an organized or military context)
Examples
- 人马。Wǒmen gōngsī de rén mǎ yǐjīng zhǔnbèi hǎo le.Our company's staff is already prepared.
- 人马。Zhè cì xíngdòng pàichū le yì zhī jīngruì de rén mǎ.This operation dispatched an elite team.
- 。Tā de rén mǎ zhèngzài jiājǐn shīgōng.His crew is speeding up the construction work.
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