HSK 1 · Linking words

马上

mǎ shàng

immediately; right away

Stroke order of 马上

2 characters, 6 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

马 · 3 strokes 上 · 3 strokes

Memory trick

Jump on '上' a horse '马' and gallop off immediately.

Parts: 马 horse + 上 on; up

The characters in 马上

马 mǎ — horse (3 strokes)
上 shàng — up; on; above (3 strokes)

Example sentence

等一下，我马上来！

Wait a second, I'm coming right away!

Words with 马

马路road; street 马horse

Words with 上

上午morning (before noon)早上early morning 晚上evening 楼上upstairs 上学to go to school 上课to attend class 上班to go to work 身上on the body; on (one)上网to go online 网上online 上车to get on (a vehicle)车上in the car; on the bus 路上on the way 上up; on; above 上边above; top 地上on the ground 关上to close; to turn off 上次last time

More words: Linking words

也also; too 都all; both 还still; also 还是or; still; had better 还有also; in addition 再again 就just; then 先first; in advance 一起together 一块儿together 正在in the middle of (doing)正just; right; straight

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