fine horse from ancient texts
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
a fine horse mentioned in ancient books; an excellent steed of classical literature
archaicAn archaic literary term referring to a specific type of swift, fine horse recorded in classical Chinese texts. Rarely used in modern spoken Chinese except in literary or historical contexts.
Zhè这
pǐ匹
sù骕
shuāng𫘭
shì是
xī西
yù域
jìn进
gòng贡
de的
bǎo宝
mǎ马
。
This fine steed was a tribute horse from the Western Regions.
Gǔ古
shū书
shàng上
jì记
zǎi载
de的
sù骕
shuāng𫘭
，
rì日
xíng行
qiān千
lǐ里
。
The fine horses recorded in ancient books could travel a thousand li in a day.
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Tā他
qí骑
zhe着
sù骕
shuāng𫘭
bēn奔
chí驰
zài在
cǎo草
yuán原
shàng上
。
He galloped across the grassland riding a splendid steed.