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Definition(s) for: 心猿意马

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
心猿意马 xīn yuán yì mǎ - lit. heart like a frisky monkey, mind like a cantering horse (idiom); fig. capricious (derog.)
- to have ants in one's pants
- hyperactive
- adventurous and uncontrollable

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - - 69,091 52,225

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
xīn- heart
- mind
- intention
- center
- core
- CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]
yuán- ape
yuán- variant of 猿[yuan2]
yuán- variant of 猿[yuan2]
- Italy; Italian (abbr. for 意大利[Yi4 da4 li4])
- idea
- meaning
- thought
- to think
- wish
- desire
- intention
- to expect
- to anticipate
- surname Ma
- abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3lai2xi1ya4]
- horse
- CL:匹[pi3]
- horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess
- knight in Western chess

Other Words Containing 心猿意马

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo