马儿

馬兒

mǎr

noun #20,305

Measure Word

一匹马儿 pǐ

Meanings

1 horse (affectionate)
2 little horse

Characters

diminutive/colloquial suffix (erhua)

Examples

HSK 6

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.

HSK 7-9

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