白马

白馬

báimǎ

noun #17,550

Measure Word

一匹白马 pǐ

Meanings

1 white horse

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

草原上有一匹白马。

Cǎoyuán shàng yǒu yī pǐ báimǎ.

There is a white horse on the grassland.

HSK 6

白马王子骑着白马来了。

Báimǎ wángzǐ qí zhe báimǎ lái le.

Prince Charming came riding a white horse.

Tips

culture

白马王子 ("white horse prince") is the Chinese equivalent of "Prince Charming." The philosopher Gongsun Long's paradox 白马非马 ("a white horse is not a horse") is a famous exercise in Chinese logic.

Stroke Order

白 bái

马 mǎ