斑马 (bān mǎ) means “zebra” | MotiTan Chinese Dictionary

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孩子们在动物园看到了斑马。hái zi men zài dòng wù yuán kàn dào le bān mǎ

The children saw zebras at the zoo.

A grazing animal with a horse's build and a coat of alternating dark and light bands.

马mǎ: A hoofed animal that can carry riders and goods.
斑马线bān mǎ xiàn: A road crossing painted with black and white stripes for safe crossing.

一种身上有黑白条纹、外形像马的哺乳动物。yì zhǒng shēn shàng yǒu hēi bái tiáo wén wài xíng xiàng mǎ de bú rǔ dòng wù

The compound 斑 (bān, "striped markings") + 马 (mǎ, "horse") names an animal that looks like a horse with a patterned coat.

The word appears in the everyday road term 斑马线 (bānmǎxiàn, "zebra crossing"), whose painted bands are compared with the animal's stripes.