走馬

to ride (a horse) / to go on horseback

to walk / to go / to run / to move (of vehicle) / to visit / to leave / to go away / to die (euph.) / from / through / away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走[che4 zou3]) / to change (shape, form, meaning)

surname Ma / abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]

horse / CL:匹[pi3] / horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess / knight in Western chess

to ride to take up an official appointment (idiom); to take on a job with alacrity / to undertake a task

(idiom) to take office; to assume a post

lit. flower viewing from horseback (idiom); a fleeting glance in passing / fig. superficial understanding from cursory observation / to make a quick judgment based on inadequate information

lantern with carousel of paper horses, rotating under convection, used at Lantern Festival 元宵節|元宵节 / fig. constant busy circulation of people

to ride to take up an official appointment (idiom); to take on a job with alacrity / to undertake a task

to ride out hawking (idiom); to hunt

cock-fighting and horse-racing (idiom); to gamble

see 走馬上任|走马上任[zou3 ma3 shang4 ren4]

see 走馬上任|走马上任[zou3 ma3 shang4 ren4]

to ride to take up an official appointment (idiom); to take on a job with alacrity / to undertake a task

lit. flower viewing from horseback (idiom); fig. superficial understanding from cursory observation / to make a quick judgment based on inadequate information

to go to the brothel on horseback (idiom); to visit prostitutes