马 mǎ
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 马 — horse
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
马上
mǎshàng
right away, at once
Characters in this word
上 shàng
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 一 — one
- Made of
- ⺊ divination 一 one
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 我马上就来。 Wǒ mǎshàng jiù lái. I'll be right there.
- 他马上走。 Tā mǎshàng zǒu. He's leaving right away.
- 妈妈马上回家。 Māma mǎshàng huí jiā. Mom will be home soon.
- 我们马上开会吧。 Wǒmen mǎshàng kāihuì ba. Let's start the meeting right away.
- 火车马上开了。 Huǒchē mǎshàng kāi le. The train is leaving right away.
- 医生马上到。 Yīshēng mǎshàng dào. The doctor will arrive right away.
- 请你马上出去！ Qǐng nǐ mǎshàng chūqù! Please go out immediately!
- 小王马上吃饭吗？ Xiǎo Wáng mǎshàng chīfàn ma? Will Xiao Wang eat right away?
- 爸爸马上给你打电话。 Bàba mǎshàng gěi nǐ dǎ diànhuà. Dad will call you right away.
- 下课了，李月马上回去。 Xiàkè le, Lǐ Yuè mǎshàng huíqù. Class ended, Li Yue is going back right away.
Related words
- 马路 mǎlù street, road
- 马 mǎ horse
- 马虎 mǎhu careless, sloppy
- 斑马线 bānmǎxiàn zebra crossing; pedestrian crossing
- 汗马功劳 hànmǎgōngláo outstanding contribution; great service
- 黑马 hēimǎ dark horse
- 骏马 jùnmǎ fine horse; steed
- 马后炮 mǎhòupào belated advice; hindsight criticism
- 马力 mǎlì horsepower
- 马桶 mǎtǒng toilet
- 千军万马 qiānjūnwànmǎ a mighty force; a vast multitude
- 车上 chē shang in the car, on the bus