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蓦

驀
mò
adverb

Meanings

  1. 1 suddenly; abruptly
  2. 2 to mount (a horse)

Examples

HSK 5
他蓦地回头，看见她站在身后。
Tā mòdì huítóu, kànjiàn tā zhàn zài shēnhòu.
He suddenly turned his head and saw her standing behind him.
HSK 7-9
蓦然回首，那人却在灯火阑珊处。
Mòrán huíshǒu, nà rén què zài dēnghuǒ lánshānchù.
Suddenly I looked back, and there that person was, in the dim lamplight.

Tips

culture
Modern use is the 'suddenly' sense: 蓦然 and 蓦地. The phrase 蓦然回首 (suddenly looking back) is famous from a Song poem by Xin Qiji. The original meaning was to leap up onto a horse.

Components

radical
马 mǎ
horse
The horse radical at the base, the meaning carrier. The original sense, to spring up onto a horse, is why this character is filed under horse.
phonetic
莫 mò
do not; none
The large top element, supplying the sound, read 莫 and unchanged here. It is purely the phonetic cue.

Stroke Order

蓦 mò