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驷

Character · NounTraditional駟

team of four horses; horses

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

noun

team of four horses (pulling an ancient carriage); horses of a quadriga

literary

Specifically refers to the four-horse team used in ancient Chinese carriages. Often used in idioms emphasizing speed or irrevocability.

Yī一
yán言
jì既
chū出
 ，
sì驷
mǎ马
nán难
zhuī追
 。

Once a word is spoken, not even a team of four horses can take it back.

Sì驷
mǎ马
gāo高
chē车
 ，
xiǎn显
hè赫
yī一
shí时
 。

With a high carriage drawn by four horses, he was illustrious for a time.

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Qí齐
Jǐng景
gōng公
yǒu有
mǎ马
qiān千
sì驷
 。

Duke Jing of Qi had a thousand teams of four horses.

2.

noun

horse (general term)

archaic

Used as a general term for horse in classical texts, though less common than 马 itself.

Sì驷
zhī之
guò过
xì隙
 ，
hū忽
rán然
ér而
yǐ已
 。

Like a galloping horse passing through a crack—over in an instant.