马表 (mǎ biǎo) — stopwatch; large pocket watch
Definition
A 'horse watch' is a stopwatch, or historically a large pocket watch used in horse racing timing. Use 秒表 for modern digital stopwatches; 马表 now feels dated.
noun
stopwatchlarge pocket watch
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 马表，。Tā àn xià le mǎ biǎo de àn niǔ, kāi shǐ jì shí.He pressed the button on the stopwatch and started timing.
- 马表。Zhè kuài mǎ biǎo shì yé ye liú xià lái de lǎo huái biǎo.This large pocket watch is an old heirloom from Grandpa.
- 马表。Yùn dòng yuán yòng mǎ biǎo lái jì lù bǐ sài shí jiān.Athletes use stopwatches to record competition times.
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