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马不解鞍 — “To work or move without rest or break”

马不解鞍 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to work or move without rest or break”. To be constantly on the go, like a horse that is never unharnessed. Literally, “horse not unharnessed”.

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马不解鞍 Pronunciation and Pinyin

马不解鞍 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
马
mǎ3horse, big, large
不
bù4not
解
jiě13untie, explain, or solve
鞍
ān15saddle

Example Sentence with 马不解鞍

为了赶在截止日期前完成任务,项目团队成员们马不解鞍,夜以继日地努力着。
To meet the deadline, the project team members worked tirelessly day and night, never stopping for a moment.

Idioms Related to 马不解鞍

Synonyms of 马不解鞍

  • mǎ马bù不tíng停tí蹄advancing tirelessly without stopping

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
  • mǎ马qián前zú卒a subordinate working for others

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Questions about 马不解鞍

What does 马不解鞍 mean?

马不解鞍 (mǎ bù jiě ān) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to work or move without rest or break”.

How do you pronounce 马不解鞍?

马不解鞍 is pronounced mǎ bù jiě ān in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 马不解鞍 literally mean?

Literally, 马不解鞍 means “horse not unharnessed”. It is used to mean “to work or move without rest or break”.

What is the Chinese definition of 马不解鞍?

比喻一刻也不停留,毫不间歇。

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