马儿

馬兒

mǎr

noun #20,305

Measure Word

一匹马儿 pǐ

Meanings

1 horse (colloquial, affectionate)
2 little horse

Characters

diminutive/colloquial suffix (erhua)

Examples

小马儿在草原上自由奔跑。

Xiǎo mǎr zài cǎoyuán shàng zìyóu bēnpǎo.

The little horse ran freely on the prairie.

民歌里常常唱到骑着马儿走天涯。

Míngē lǐ chángcháng chàng dào qí zhe mǎr zǒu tiānyá.

Folk songs often sing of riding a horse across the world.

Tips

register

马儿 is a colloquial, often affectionate diminutive of 马. It is common in folk songs, children's speech, and poetic language. The erhua suffix 儿 softens the tone.

Stroke Order

马 mǎ

儿 ér