万马奔腾

萬馬奔騰
wànmǎbēnténg
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 ten thousand horses galloping
  2. 2 a scene of surging, unstoppable momentum

Examples

Cǎoyuán shang wàn mǎ bēn téng, chǎngmiàn zhuàngguān.
Thousands of horses thundered across the grassland — a magnificent sight.
Gǔ shēng xiǎngqǐ, fǎngfú wàn mǎ bēn téng.
The drums rose like the thunder of ten thousand galloping horses.
Xīn shídài wàn mǎ bēn téng, chōngmǎn huólì.
The new era surges forward like galloping horses, full of vitality.

Tips

history
From Ling Mengchu's () Ming story collection 《惊奇》: '空中万马奔腾' — 'the sky roared like ten thousand horses galloping, the treetops like a thousand armies closing in.' Originally a sound metaphor.
usage
Captures large-scale, surging energy — sound (drums, thunder, applause), sight (horses, crowds), or abstract momentum (an era, an economy). Often in 场面 (scene) or 气势 (momentum) collocations.

Stroke Order

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