(mǎ shàng) - immediately, right away, at once in Mandarin
mǎshàngTraditional: 馬上
Translation
immediately, right away, at once
Word origin
马上 (mǎshàng) 'immediately' literally means 'on (a) horse' (马 horse + 上 on top), the idea being that something done while still mounted, ready to ride off, happens at once. 马 is a pictograph of a horse and 上 is a simple indicative for 'up, on'.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 马 (horse) + 上 (on top, up)
Stroke order
马
上
Examples
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I'll be right there.
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He came back immediately.
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Set off right away.
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I will be right back.
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Please come over right away.
马上 (mǎ shàng) - immediately, right away, at once.
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