shàng

verb
common

Meaning of 上马

上马 means to mount a horse; to get on a horse; to launch a large-scale project; to start work on a major undertaking. Pronounced shàng mǎ.

  • to mount a horse; to get on a horse
  • to launch a large-scale project; to start work on a major undertaking

Definitions & Examples

fān
shēn
shàng
 
chí
ér
 

He turned over, mounted the horse, and galloped away.

Xué
huì
shàng
shì
de
běn
gōng
 

Learning to mount a horse is the basic skill of horsemanship.

Zhàn
shì
men
fēn
fēn
shàng
 
zhǔn
bèi
chū
 

The soldiers mounted their horses one after another, ready to depart.