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万马奔腾

wàn mǎ bēn téngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
lit. (like) ten thousand horses galloping (idiom) / fig. going full steam ahead
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

萬馬奔騰 万马奔腾 [wan4 ma3 ben1 teng2] /lit. (like) ten thousand horses galloping (idiom)/fig. going full steam ahead/

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Other forms in these source records: 萬馬奔騰

  • 万
    mò

    used in 万俟[Mò qí]

    wàn

    ten thousand / a great number

    Wàn

    surname Wan

  • 马
    mǎ

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

    Mǎ

    surname Ma / abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Mǎ lái xī yà]

  • 奔
    bēn

    to hurry / to rush / to run quickly / to elope

    bèn

    to go to / to head for / towards / Taiwan pr. [bēn]

  • 腾
    téng

    (bound form) to gallop / to prance / (bound form) to soar / to hover / to make room / to clear out / to vacate / (verb suffix indicating repeated action)

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