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识途老马 — “An experienced person who knows the ropes”

识途老马 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “an experienced person who knows the ropes”. A veteran who is familiar with a particular field or task. Literally, “An old horse that knows the way”.

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识途老马 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 识shí
  • 途tú
  • 老lǎo
  • 马mǎ

识途老马 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
识
shí7know, recognize, discern
途
tú10road, path, journey
老
lǎo6old, aged, experienced
马
mǎ3horse, big, large

Example Sentence with 识途老马

面对这个复杂的项目,他就像识途老马一样,总能指出正确的方向。
Faced with this complex project, he was like an old hand who knew the way, always able to point out the correct direction.

Idioms Related to 识途老马

Synonyms of 识途老马

  • lǎo老mǎ马shí识tú途An experienced person knows the ropes
  • jià驾qīng轻jiù就shú熟do a familiar job with ease

Antonyms of 识途老马

  • rǔ乳xiù臭wèi未gān干young and inexperienced
  • chū初chū出máo茅lú庐new to a job or field

More idioms starting with 识

  • shí识èr二wǔ五ér而bù不zhī知shí十know parts but not the whole
  • shí识biàn变cóng从yí宜recognize changes and adapt accordingly
  • shí识duō多cái才guǎng广knowledgeable and versatile
  • shí识dà大tǐ体,,gù顾dà大jú局prioritize the greater good
  • shí识zì字zhī知shū书to be literate and learned
  • shí识wēi微zhī知zhuó著foresee big from small
  • shí识wēi微jiàn见jǐ几Discern subtle signs, grasp essence
  • shí识wēi微jiàn见yuǎn远discern subtle signs, foresee distant developments
  • shí识cái才zūn尊xián贤recognize and respect the talented and worthy
  • shí识wén文duàn断zì字to be literate
  • shí识wén文tán谈zì字to be literate
  • shí识shí时wù务zhě者wèi为jùn俊jié杰A wise person adapts to the times

Questions about 识途老马

What does 识途老马 mean?
识途老马 (shí tú lǎo mǎ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “an experienced person who knows the ropes”.
How do you pronounce 识途老马?
识途老马 is pronounced shí tú lǎo mǎ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 识途老马 literally mean?
Literally, 识途老马 means “an old horse that knows the way”. It is used to mean “an experienced person who knows the ropes”.
What is the Chinese definition of 识途老马?
老马认识路。比喻对某种事物十分熟悉的人。
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