“骑驴找马”是一个我们生活中的常用成语，意思是一边骑着驴，一边找好的马，一旦找到，就把现在的驴换掉。
如果把这个成语用在工作中，可以表示在没有能力或者经验的时候，先找一份工作做，同时寻找更好的工作或者更高级的职位。
也可以用在爱情中。
其中一个人并非真的爱对方，只是因为孤独、寂寞等原因暂时和对方在一起，等找到更好的、更合适的人以后，就会抛弃这个人。
总之，这个成语可以用来表示在没有找到理想的、合适的以前，先降低标准和要求，将就将就。
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 骑 | qí | to sit astride / to ride (a horse, bike etc) |
| 驴 | lǘ | donkey |
| 找 | zhǎo | to try to find / to look for / to call on sb / to find / to seek |
| 马 | mǎ | horse / horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess / knight in Western chess |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only) |
| 一 | yī | one / single / a (article) |
| 个 | gè | classifier for people or objects in general |
| 我们 | wǒ men | we; us; ourselves; our |
| 生活 | shēng huó | life / livelihood |
| 中 | zhōng | within; among; in |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 常 | cháng | common / general / constant |
| 用 | yòng | to use; to make use of; to employ / (coverb) with; using |
| 成语 | chéng yǔ | Chinese set expression, typically of 4 characters, often alluding to a story or historical quotation; idiom; proverb; saying; adage |
| 意思 | yì si | idea / opinion / meaning |
| 一边 | yī biān | on the one hand / on the other hand / doing while |
| 着 | zhe | aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state |
| 好 | hǎo | good / appropriate; proper |
| 一旦 | yī dàn | in case (sth happens) / if / once (sth happens, then...) / when / in a short time |
| 到 | dào | to reach; to arrive / to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) |
| 就 | jiù | in that case; then |
| 把 | bǎ | (used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb}) |
| 现在 | xiàn zài | now; at present; currently |
| 换 | huàn | to exchange / to change / to substitute / to switch / to convert (currency) |
| 掉 | diào | (used after certain verbs to express completion, fulfillment, removal etc) |
| 如果 | rú guǒ | if; in case; in the event that |
| 这 | zhè | this; these |
| 在 | zài | (of sb or sth) to be (located) at |
| 工作 | gōng zuò | job / work / task |
| 可以 | kě yǐ | can / may / possible / able to |
| 表示 | biǎo shì | (of sb) to express; to state; to show / (of sth) to indicate; to signify; to show |
| 没有 | méi yǒu | to not have |
| 能力 | néng lì | capability / ability |
| 或者 | huò zhě | or |
| 经验 | jīng yàn | experience |
| 时候 | shí hou | time / length of time / moment / period |
| 先 | xiān | beforehand; first; earlier / at first; originally / for the time being; for now |
| 份 | fèn | classifier for gifts, newspaper, magazine, papers, reports, contracts etc |
| 做 | zuò | to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc) |
| 同时 | tóng shí | at the same time; simultaneously |
| 寻找 | xún zhǎo | to seek; to look for |
| 更好 | gèng hǎo | better; more good; to a greater extent good |
| 更 | gèng | more / even more / further / still / still more |
| 高级 | gāo jí | high level / high grade / advanced / high-ranking |
| 职位 | zhí wèi | position; post; job |
| 也 | yě | also; too; as well; (not ...) either |
| 爱情 | ài qíng | romance; love (romantic) |
| 其中 | qí zhōng | among / in / included among these |
| 人 | rén | person; people |
| 并非 | bìng fēi | really isn't |
| 真的 | zhēn de | really; truly; indeed |
| 爱 | ài | to love; to be fond of; to like |
| 对方 | duì fāng | the other person; the other side; the other party |
| 只 | zhǐ | only; merely; just |
| 因为 | yīn wèi | because; owing to; on account of |
| 孤独 | gū dú | lonely / solitary |
| 寂寞 | jì mò | lonely / lonesome / (of a place) quiet / silent |
| 等 | děng | and so on; etc.; et al. / (used to end an enumeration) |
| 原因 | yuán yīn | cause / origin / root cause / reason |
| 暂时 | zàn shí | temporary; provisional; for the time being |
| 和 | hé | and; together with |
| 一起 | yī qǐ | together; in company (with) |
| 合适 | hé shì | suitable; fitting; appropriate |
| 以后 | yǐ hòu | after / later / afterwards / following / later on / in the future |
| 会 | huì | to be likely to; to be sure to |
| 抛弃 | pāo qì | to abandon / to discard / to renounce / to dump (sb) |
| 总之 | zǒng zhī | in a word / in short / in brief |
| 来 | lái | (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) |
| 理想 | lǐ xiǎng | ideal / perfect |
| 以前 | yǐ qián | before / formerly / previous / ago |
| 降低 | jiàng dī | to reduce; to lower; to bring down |
| 标准 | biāo zhǔn | standard; norm; criterion |
| 要求 | yāo qiú | requirement |
| 将就 | jiāng jiu | to accept (a bit reluctantly) / to put up with |