脱缰野马
tuō jiāng yě mǎ · a wild horse that refuses to be bridled (a metaphor for sth that runs wild)
Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 脱缰野马
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
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Words with the same characters
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horse; CL:匹[pi3]; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess; surname Ma; abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]
马路mǎlùstreet; road; CL:條|条[tiao2]
马上mǎshàngat once; right away; immediately; on horseback (i.e. by military force)
脱tuōto shed; to take off; to escape; to get away from
摆脱bǎituōto break away from; to cast off (old ideas etc); to get rid of; to break away (from); to break out (of); to free oneself from; to extricate oneself
马虎mǎhucareless; sloppy; negligent; skimpy