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勒马
勒馬
lèmǎ
1. to rein in a horse

Character Breakdown

勒
lēi
to strangle; to tighten
11 丶
马
mǎ
horse; surname
HSK 3 3 丶

Compound Words (1)

悬崖勒马
xuányálèmǎ
lit. to rein in the horse at the edge of the precipice (idiom); fig. to act in the nick of time

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