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马上

mǎ shàng · ma shang

Traditional 馬上

HSK 1Old HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. at once
  2. right away
  3. immediately
  4. on horseback (i.e. by military force)
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The bus is here

  1. Dengdeng

    看(kàn)，公共汽车(gōnggòngqìchē)马上(mǎshàng)到(dào)了(le)！

    Look, the bus is arriving any moment!

  2. Liangliang

    太好了(tàihǎole)。你(nǐ)的(de)公交卡(gōngjiāokǎ)呢(ne)？

    Great. Where is your bus card?

  3. Dengdeng

    马上(mǎshàng)，我(wǒ)找(zhǎo)一下(yīxià)。

    One moment, let me look.

  4. Liangliang

    车(chē)已经(yǐjīng)到(dào)了(le)！

    The bus is already here!

  5. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)先(xiān)上(shàng)，我(wǒ)马上(mǎshàng)来(lái)！

    You get on first. I am coming right away!

  6. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)的(de)卡(kǎ)就(jiù)在(zài)你(nǐ)手里(shǒulǐ)，快(kuài)上车(shàngchē)！

    Your card is right in your hand. Get on the bus!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

别(bié)着(zháo)急(jí)，我(wǒ)们(men)马(mǎ)上(shàng)就(jiù)来(lái)。

Don't worry, we're on our way.

Tatoeba: Chinese by faraway9911 · English by marcelostockle · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

火(huǒ)车(chē)马(mǎ)上(shàng)就(jiù)要(yào)开(kāi)了(le)，你(nǐ)快(kuài)上(shàng)车(chē)吧(ba)。

The train is about to leave, hurry up and get on.

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马
mǎ

horse; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess

上
shàng

(bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts)

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