Chinese word dictionary

马首是瞻

mǎ shǒu shì zhān · to follow blindly (idiom); to take as one's only guide

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Word information

Simplified马首是瞻

Traditional馬首是瞻

Pinyinmǎ shǒu shì zhān

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

horse; surname

chief, head, leader

to be; yes

to look; to look out for; to respect

How to learn 马首是瞻

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是shì

to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion); variant of 是[shi4]

但是dànshì

but; however

还是háishi

still (as before); had better; unexpectedly; or

可是kěshì

but; however; (used for emphasis) indeed

马mǎ

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mǎlù

street; road; CL:條|条[tiao2]