马 (mǎ): meaning and stroke order

马 in our stories

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• 舅舅听了他的故事，讲起了一个古老的故事：边塞有个老人丢了一匹马，邻居都来安慰他，他却说：“谁知道这不是好事呢？”

  jiùjiu tīng le tā de gùshi jiǎng qǐ le yí gè gǔlǎo de gùshi biānsài yǒu gè lǎorén diū le yì pǐ mǎ línjū dōu lái ānwèi tā tā què shuō shéi zhīdao zhè bú shì hǎoshì ne

  Hearing his story, his uncle told an ancient one: an old man on the frontier lost a horse, and when the neighbours came to console him he said, "Who knows that this isn't a blessing?"

  From the story The old man who lost his horse HSK 6

• 祝父已经把女儿许配给了有钱的马家。两人在楼台上相会，相对流泪，却无能为力。

  zhù fù yǐjīng bǎ nǚ'ér xǔpèi gěi le yǒuqián de mǎ jiā liǎng rén zài lóutái shàng xiānghuì xiāngduì liúlèi què wúnéngwéilì

  Her father had already betrothed her to the wealthy Ma family. The two met on a terrace and wept facing each other, but could do nothing.

  From the story The Butterfly Lovers HSK 7–9 · Level 8

• 接着他写道：竹杖芒鞋轻胜马，谁怕？一蓑烟雨任平生。

  jiēzhe tā xiě dào zhúzhàng mángxié qīng shèng mǎ shéi pà yì suō yānyǔ rèn píngshēng

  He goes on: "Bamboo staff and straw sandals, lighter than a horse—who's afraid? In a straw cape through misty rain, I'll let my whole life take its course."

  From the story Neither wind and rain nor sunshine HSK 7–9 · Level 9