铁马

鐵馬

tiěmǎ

noun #60,951

Meanings

1 armored warhorse
2 cavalry; a powerful army
3 wind chimes hung from the eaves

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Examples

HSK 7-9

古寺的屋檐下挂着铁马，风一吹就叮当作响。

Gǔsì de wūyán xià guà zhe tiěmǎ, fēng yì chuī jiù dīngdāng zuòxiǎng.

Iron chimes hang under the eaves of the old temple, tinkling whenever the wind blows.

HSK 7-9

陆游晚年常常梦见自己骑着铁马驰骋沙场。

Lù Yóu wǎnnián chángcháng mèngjiàn zìjǐ qí zhe tiěmǎ chíchěng shāchǎng.

In old age, Lu You often dreamed of riding an armored warhorse across the battlefield.

Tips

culture

In poetry 铁马 is armored cavalry: 金戈铁马 (golden spears and armored horses, the might of an army) and Lu You's 铁马冰河入梦来 (armored horses and frozen rivers come into my dreams). The metal chimes under temple eaves got the same name; today they are usually called 风铃.

Stroke Order

铁 tiě

马 mǎ