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马上 (mǎ shàng): immediately

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 3adverb

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning: immediately
Characters: 2
Part of speech: adverb
HSK level: HSK 3

Full definitions

at once
right away
immediately
on horseback (i.e. by military force)
at once
immediately
right away
on horseback (literary or historical)

Chinese explanation

立刻
表示动作或事情紧接着发生，时间间隔很短。

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Character breakdown

HSK 3

horse

HSK 1

(bound form) up

Example sentences

I'll go right away.

The train is about to depart.

Please answer me immediately.

He will be back soon.

The meeting is about to start.

Wait a moment, I'll be right there.

After receiving the call, he rushed to the hospital immediately.

Please reply to this email immediately.

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