马上/馬上 mǎshàng — at once, right away, immediately

Meanings

1. 1

   at once, right away, immediately

   Says that something will happen with almost no delay. It stands before the verb and is very often paired with 就 or a final 了: 我马上就来.

   adverb

Character breakdown

• 马/馬

  mǎ (third tone, dipping)

  horse; Ma, a common surname

  3 strokesRadical 馬
• 上

  shàng (fourth tone, falling)

  above, upper, on top of; to go up, to get on, to attend; last, previous (上个月)

  3 strokesRadical 一

Example sentences

• 请等一下，我马上就来。/請等一下，我馬上就來。Qǐng (third tone, dipping) děng (third tone, dipping) yíxià, (second tone, rising) wǒ (third tone, dipping) mǎshàng (third tone, dipping) jiù (fourth tone, falling) lái. (second tone, rising)···

  Just a moment, please — I’ll be right there.

• 比赛马上就要开始了。/比賽馬上就要開始了。Bǐsài (third tone, dipping) mǎshàng (third tone, dipping) jiù (fourth tone, falling) yào (fourth tone, falling) kāishǐ (first tone, high and level) le. (neutral tone)···

  The match is about to start.

Similar words

Words containing 马

• 马/馬mǎ (third tone, dipping)horse

Words containing 上

• 上shàng (fourth tone, falling)on, on top of, above
• 晚上wǎnshang (third tone, dipping)evening, night
• 早上zǎoshang (third tone, dipping)early morning
• 上午shàngwǔ (fourth tone, falling)morning (before noon)
• 上班shàngbān (fourth tone, falling)to go to work, to be at work
• 上网/上網shàngwǎng (fourth tone, falling)to go online, to use the internet