No. 3,968 in Chinese
人马
"人马" means "people and horses" or "troops and cavalry."
In a sentence
比赛当天,我们看到了许多人马准备比赛。
On the day of the competition, we saw many teams preparing for the event.
Here, '人马' refers to a group of people associated with a team or an organization.
古代的战场上常常可以看到士兵和他们的人马。
On ancient battlefields, soldiers and their horsemen were often seen.
In this sentence, '人马' is used to refer to soldiers and their accompanying horses.
在星座中,人马座是一个神秘的星座。
In the zodiac, Sagittarius is a mysterious constellation.
Here, '人马' is a part of the name '人马座', referring to the Sagittarius zodiac sign, which is represented by the figure of a centaur.
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