Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 萨其马
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.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
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)
其实qíshíactually; in fact; really
其他qítāother; (sth or sb) else; the rest
其次qícìnext; secondly