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马来
馬來
Mǎlái
1. Malaya
2. Malaysia
Common • Top 8% Noun

Character Breakdown

马
mǎ
horse; surname
HSK 3 3 丶
来
lái
to arrive, to come, to return; in the future, later on
HSK 1 7 丶

Compound Words (9)

马来亚
Mǎláiyà
Malaya
马来人
Mǎláirén
Malay person or people
马来文
Mǎláiwén
Malaysian language
马来语
Mǎláiyǔ
Malaysian language
马来鸻
Mǎláihéng
(Chinese bird species) Malaysian plover (Charadrius peronii)
马来半岛
MǎláiBàndǎo
Malay Peninsula (possibly including Indonesia until 1945)
马来西亚
Mǎláixīyà
Malaysia
马来西亚人
Mǎláixīyàrén
Malaysian person or people
马来西亚语
Mǎláixīyàyǔ
Malaysian (language)

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