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立马

lì mǎ · li ma

Traditional 立馬

Meaning

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  1. at once
  2. immediately
  3. promptly
  4. swiftly
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Right away

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，快点(kuàidiǎn)，电影(diànyǐng)立马(lìmǎ)就(jiù)要(yào)开始(kāishǐ)了(le)！

    Dengdeng, hurry up. The movie starts right away!

  2. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)立马(lìmǎ)出门(chūmén)。

    Okay, I'm coming out right away.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)已经(yǐjīng)说(shuō)了(le)十(shí)分钟(fēnzhōng)“立马(lìmǎ)”了(le)。

    You have been saying "right away" for ten minutes.

  4. Dengdeng

    真的(zhēnde)，我(wǒ)立马(lìmǎ)就(jiù)到(dào)……

    Really, I'll be there right away...

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)现在(xiànzài)在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)？

    Where are you now?

  6. Dengdeng

    在(zài)床(chuáng)上(shàng)，我(wǒ)立马(lìmǎ)起来(qǐlai)。

    In bed. I'll get up right away.

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)要(yào)是(shi)有(yǒu)钱(qián)，立(lì)马(mǎ)就(jiù)买(mǎi)这(zhè)台(tái)电(diàn)脑(nǎo)。

If I had the money, I would immediately acquire this computer.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jiangche · English by sacredceltic · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

你(nǐ)最(zuì)好(hǎo)立(lì)马(mǎ)去(qù)睡(shuì)觉(jiào)。

You'd better go to bed at once.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sunnywqing · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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