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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

马上 [mǎshàng]
  1. 1. adverb right away
    马上就到。
    He'll be here right away.
    妈妈接到电话后,马上就走了。
    After getting the call, Mum left right away.
    准备好了吗?我们马上就走。
    Are you ready? We're going right now.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary (1 result)

马上 [mǎshàng]
  1. 1. already
  2. 2. shortly
  3. 3. hubba-hubba
  4. 4. incontinently
  5. 5. instantly
  6. 6. PDQ
  7. 7. presto
  8. 8. summarily
  9. 9. right away
  10. 10. right off
  11. 11. away

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary (1 result)

马上 [mǎshàng]
  1. 1. 表示动作行为即将发生或紧接着某事发生
    马上动身
    吃了两碗面,身上马上暖和起来了。

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骑在马上,他心情舒畅,不住地策马鸣鞭。
Riding on the horse, he feels happy, and keeps spurring the horse on.
工作人员正在扳道,火车马上要开过来了。
A railway switchman is switching the tracks for an oncoming train.
您的建议我们马上备文上报。
Your suggestion will soon be submitted to the higher authorities.
整理好背囊,我们马上出发!
We will set out the moment we settle our backpacks.
她发现周围人脸色不对,马上就变口了。
She found that people around her suddenly turned hostile, so she immediately withdrew her previous remark.
沉雷大作,恐怕马上就要下雨了。
It's going to rain, because the thunder is rumbling outside.
辞年迎岁的联欢会马上就要开始了。
The celebration for lunar New Year's Eve will begin in any minute.
他被封为刺史,要立即走马上任。
He was appointed the provincial governor and ordered to take up office immediately.
新印的文件错版了,必须马上修改!
There is something wrong with the typesetting and printing of the newly printed documents, it must be modified immediately.
这些带菌医疗器械必须马上消毒。
These equipments carry bacteria. They must be sterilized soon.

Collocations

马上行动
to act right away
马上开始
to start right away
马上出发
to set out right away0

Word Decomposition

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行程 [xíngchē]

  • 1.drive a vehicle
  • 2.line; row; rank | trade; …
  • 3.go; walk; travel; cover
  • 4.go; walk; travel; cover
  • 5.drive a vehicle

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nciku Note

The adverbs indicating time

The adverbs indicating time

An adverb is used to modify the adjective or verb as an adverbial adjunct, it should be put before them. Verbs or even nouns ending with character "地" de and functioning as adverbs remain to be regarded as adjectives.

A part of adverbs can indicate time, such as "刚才" gāngcái , "刚刚" gānggāng , "已经" yǐjīng , "早" zǎo , "就" jiù , "正在" zhèngzài , "马上" mǎshàng , "一直" yìzhí , "老是" lǎoshì , and so on.
(1) 他已经 走了。
(2) 他就吃完饭了。
(3) 我一直 没有说话。
(4) 我从来 没有怀疑过他。
(5) 我永远 不会忘记那个人。
(6) 他的病已经 好了。
(7) 比赛结果 在后天公布。

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