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马上 (mǎshàng) — how to say "immediately" in Chinese
马上
Immediately
time adverb
How to use it
Goes after the subject, before the verb.
我马上回来。
wǒ mǎ shàng huí lái
I will be right back.
Character composition
马
horse
上
on, up
Radicals / Keys
馬
Horse
#187 · mǎ · 10 strokes
一
One
#1 · yī · 1 stroke
Synonyms
Collocations
马上来
mǎshàng lái
come right away
马上开始
mǎshàng kāishǐ
start immediately
马上走
mǎshàng zǒu
leave immediately
Examples
等我把这封邮件写完，我马上出发去见你。
Wait until I finish writing this email, and I'll immediately leave to see you.
我马上就来。
I'll come right away.
Mnemonic
[mǎshàng-] Mario rides a horse 🐎 towards a giant sign that says 马上 "IMMEDIATELY" on the top of a hill. The horse leaps 上 up as soon as it spots the sign. Mario knows he must act 马上 to save the day!
Frequently asked questions
How to say immediately in Mandarin?
"immediately" in Chinese is 马上 (mǎshàng).
马上 meaning in English
马上 (mǎshàng) means "Immediately".
How is 马上 pronounced?
It is pronounced mǎshàng (written as mashang). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "immediately" in Chinese characters?
It is written 马上: 马 has 3 strokes, 上 has 3 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 马上?
马上 belongs to the HSK 3 vocabulary list.
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