马 mǎ
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 马 — horse
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
马力
mǎlì
horsepower
Characters in this word
力 lì
- Strokes
- 2
- Radical
- 力 — strength, power
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 这台拖拉机马力不足，无法在黏重的土壤里持续作业。 Zhè tái tuōlājī mǎlì bùzú, wúfǎ zài niánzhòng de tǔrǎng lǐ chíxù zuòyè. This tractor lacks horsepower and cannot keep working in heavy, sticky soil.
- 这辆车的发动机马力很大，上坡一点也不吃力。 Zhè liàng chē de fādòngjī mǎlì hěn dà, shàng pō yìdiǎn yě bù chīlì. This car's engine has a lot of horsepower, so climbing hills is no effort at all.
- 开足马力，我们一定能按时完成工作。 Kāi zú mǎlì, wǒmen yídìng néng ànshí wánchéng gōngzuò. If we go full throttle, we will surely finish the work on time.
Related words
- 马路 mǎlù street, road
- 马上 mǎshàng right away, at once
- 马 mǎ horse
- 马虎 mǎhu careless, sloppy
- 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
- 马桶 mǎtǒng toilet
- 千军万马 qiānjūnwànmǎ a mighty force; a vast multitude
- 努力 nǔlì to work hard; effort