马 mǎ
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 马 — horse
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
马虎
mǎhu
careless, sloppy
Characters in this word
虎 hǔ
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 虎 — tiger
- Made of
- 虍 tiger 几 small table
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 财务报表不能马虎，一个小数点都可能造成损失。 Cáiwù bàobiǎo bù néng mǎhu, yí ge xiǎoshùdiǎn dōu kěnéng zàochéng sǔnshī. Financial statements must not be handled carelessly; even one decimal point could cause losses.
- 他做事一向马虎，出门总是忘带钥匙。 Tā zuòshì yíxiàng mǎhu, chūmén zǒngshì wàng dài yàoshi. He has always been careless and often forgets his keys when leaving the house.
- 作业不要写得这么马虎，字都认不出来了。 Zuòyè bú yào xiě de zhème mǎhu, zì dōu rèn bù chūlái le. Do not do your homework so sloppily; I cannot even recognise the characters.
Related words
- 马路 mǎlù street, road
- 马上 mǎshàng right away, at once
- 马 mǎ horse
- 斑马线 bānmǎxiàn zebra crossing; pedestrian crossing
- 汗马功劳 hànmǎgōngláo outstanding contribution; great service
- 黑马 hēimǎ dark horse
- 骏马 jùnmǎ fine horse; steed
- 马后炮 mǎhòupào belated advice; hindsight criticism
- 马力 mǎlì horsepower
- 马桶 mǎtǒng toilet
- 千军万马 qiānjūnwànmǎ a mighty force; a vast multitude
- 虎 hǔ tiger