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马龙车水 — “Bustling with people and traffic”

马龙车水 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Bustling with people and traffic”. A continuous stream of visitors and vehicles. Literally, “Horses like dragons, vehicles like water”.

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马龙车水 Pronunciation and Pinyin

马龙车水 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
马
mǎ3horse, big, large
龙
lóng5mythical divine creature
车
chē4wheeled vehicle
水
shuǐ4water, liquid, river, juice

Example Sentence with 马龙车水

每年春节庙会期间,寺庙周围总是马龙车水,香客络绎不绝
During the annual Spring Festival temple fair, the area around the temple is always bustling with people and vehicles, with an endless stream of worshippers.

Idioms Related to 马龙车水

Synonyms of 马龙车水

  • chē车shuǐ水mǎ马lóng龙Bustling traffic and a lively scene

Antonyms of 马龙车水

  • mén门kě可luó罗què雀deserted with few visitors

More idioms starting with 马

  • mǎ马shàng上gōng功chéng成achieve success quickly, often by military conquest
  • mǎ马shàng上qiáng墙tóu头a romantic rendezvous spot
  • mǎ马shàng上dé得tiān天xià下win an empire on horseback
  • mǎ马shàng上fáng房zi子overtly agree, covertly oppose
  • mǎ马shàng上kàn看huā花to observe things superficially
  • mǎ马bù不tíng停tí蹄advancing tirelessly without stopping
  • mǎ马bù不jiě解ān鞍to work without rest
  • mǎ马zhōng中guān关wǔ五typographical or scribal errors
  • mǎ马yǎng仰rén人fān翻utter chaos and confusion
  • mǎ马rù入huà华shān山universal peace and tranquility
  • mǎ马dào到gōng功chéng成achieve instant success
  • mǎ马dào到chéng成gōng功instant success

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Questions about 马龙车水

What does 马龙车水 mean?

马龙车水 (mǎ lóng chē shuǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Bustling with people and traffic”.

How do you pronounce 马龙车水?

马龙车水 is pronounced mǎ lóng chē shuǐ in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 马龙车水 literally mean?

Literally, 马龙车水 means “Horses like dragons, vehicles like water”. It is used to mean “Bustling with people and traffic”.

What is the Chinese definition of 马龙车水?

马象游龙,车象流水。形容车马往来不绝。

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