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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 马前卒

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
马前卒 mǎ qián zú - lackey
- errand boy
- lit. runner before a carriage

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 90,910 91,505 85,193

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- surname Ma
- abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3lai2xi1ya4]
- horse
- CL:匹[pi3]
- horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess
- knight in Western chess
qián- front
- forward
- ahead
- first
- top (followed by a number)
- future
- ago
- before
- BC (e.g. 前293年)
- former
- formerly
- variant of 猝[cu4]
- soldier
- servant
- to finish
- to die
- finally
- at last
- pawn in Chinese chess
- variant of 卒[zu2]

Other Words Containing 马前卒

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
马前卒 - - 90,910 91,505 85,193