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上马

shàng mǎ verb C2

Traditional: 上馬

  1. to mount a horse
  2. (fig.) to initiate; to begin (a project etc)
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吴王吃了,称谢教诲,上马去了。
儒林外史, p. 14 · C2
赵使者既见廉颇,廉颇为之一饭斗米,肉十斤,被甲上马,以示尚可用。
史记·廉颇蔺相如列传, p. 10 · C2

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