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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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Sports & Athletics

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