Meaning of mǎ:
马
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
Tā xìng Mǎ, shì wǒmen bān de xīn tóngxué.
她姓马,是我们班的新同学。
Her surname is Ma, and she is the new student in our class.
Tā de māma shì cóng Mǎláixīyà lái de.
他的妈妈是从【马】来西亚来的。
His mother is from Malaysia.
Nàgè yóulèyuán yǒu xǔduō kě'ài de mǎ.
那个游乐园有许多可爱的马。
That amusement park has many adorable horses.
Zài cǎoyuán shàng kànzhe fēichí de jùnmǎ.
在草原上看着飞驰的骏马。
Watching the galloping horses on the grassland.
Tā yǒngyǒu yī pǐ hěn piàoliang de mǎ.
他拥有一匹很漂亮的马。
He owns a very beautiful horse.
Zài xīfāng xiàngqí zhōng, mǎ shì yǐ L xíng yídòng de.
在西方象棋中,马是以L形移动的。
In Western chess, the knight moves in an L-shape.