马前卒 mǎqiánzú pawn Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 马 馬 mǎ noun horse horse; any animal of the horse family; large mammal used for riding, pulling carts, or farm work前 qián locativenoun front (bound form) front; forward; ahead; facing direction. Use 前边 qiánbian or 前面 qiánmiàn for the standalone noun.卒 zú noun servant (bound form) servant; underling; runner or petty official in a local government office