快马加鞭

Traditional: 快馬加鞭

kuài mǎ jiā biān

Dictionary entry

to spur the horse to full speed (idiom)

What does 快马加鞭 mean?

快马加鞭 (kuài mǎ jiā biān) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to spur the horse to full speed (idiom)

2to go as fast as possible

Character breakdown

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快kuàirapid · quick 马Mǎsurname Ma · abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]加JiāCanada (abbr. for 加拿大[Jia1 na2 da4]) · surname Jia 鞭biānwhip or lash · to flog

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How to pronounce 快马加鞭

快马加鞭

kuài mǎ jiā biān

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