马甲 (mǎ jiǎ) — (noun) horse armor, barding; (noun) vest, sleev…

Definition

Literally 'horse armor', now mainly used for a vest / sleeveless jacket. Online it means an alternate (sock-puppet) account.

noun

horse armorbardingvestsleeveless jacket(noun, Internet slang) alternate accountsock puppet

Measure word · 件

马甲。
Gǔ dài zhàn mǎ shēn shàng chuān de mǎ jiǎ shì wèi le bǎo hù mǎ pǐ.
The horse armor worn by ancient warhorses was to protect the horse.
，马甲。
Tiān lěng de shí hou, tā zài chèn shān wài miàn jiā le yí jiàn mǎ jiǎ.
When it got cold, she added a vest over her shirt.
马甲，。
Tā zài lùn tán shàng zhù cè le hǎo jǐ gè mǎ jiǎ, yòng lái fā biǎo bù tóng yì jiàn.
He registered several sock puppet accounts on the forum to express different opinions.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

“马” horse and “甲” armor form horse armor, later a vest.

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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.

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

甲 is drawn as a hard protective shell, carapace, or scales of an animal, or as armor made of connected plates.

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