Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 骥骜
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.
old thoroughbred; fig. aged person with great aspirations
牛骥同槽niú jì tóng cáocow and famous steed at the same trough (idiom); fig. the common and the great are treated alike; also written 牛驥同皂|牛骥同皂[niu2 ji4 tong2 zao4]
老骥嘶风lǎo jì sī fēngold steed sniffs the wind (idiom); fig. aged person with great aspirations
牛骥同皂niú jì tóng zàocow and famous steed at the same trough (idiom); fig. the common and the great are treated alike
按图索骥àn tú suǒ jìlit. looking for a fine horse using only a picture (idiom); fig. to do things along rigid, conventional lines; to try and find sth with the help of a clue
老骥伏枥lǎo jì fú lìlit. an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 miles (idiom); fig. aged person with great aspirations