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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

马上 [mǎshàng]

1. adverb right away

他马上就到。

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

马上 [mǎshàng]

1. at once; immediately; straight away; right away; presently; shortly

我们马上动手。

We'll start working straight away.

演出马上就要开始了。

The performance will begin in a minute.

马上集合！

Fall in immediately!
2. in the near future; soon

马上就要高考了。

The college entrance examinations are coming up soon.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

马上 [mǎshàng]

1. 副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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Examples

时间仓促，咱们还是马上出发边走边谈的好。: Time is pressing. We'd better leave right now and talk it over on our way.
这病非得马上开刀不可。: This disease calls for an immediate operation.
马上就动身还赶得及。: There's still time if we start at once.
管它下不下雨，我们都得马上出发。: We've got to be off immediately, whether it rains or not.
把东西归置归置，马上就要动身了。: Put everything in order. We'll be starting out soon.
他见有人进来，马上转了话题。: He changed the subject as soon as he saw someone coming in.
他知道越解释越糟，马上拨转话头谈别的了。: Knowing that any explanation would only make matters worse, he hastened to change the subject.
他马上就回来。: He'll be back in a minute.
就这一本了，看完请马上还。: This is the only copy left. Please return it as soon as you finish reading it.; 189 more results

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

马 [mǎ]	+	上 [shàng]

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) 他早就吃完饭了。
(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) 比赛结果将在后天公布。

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