馬上

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See also: 马上

Chinese

horse; surname
up; on; on top
up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up
 
trad. (馬上)
simp. (马上)
anagram 上馬上马

Etymology

From (mǎ bèi shàng), "on horseback", by extension, "at once; immediately", on account of the horse being the fastest mode of transportation in ancient times.[1]

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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  1. at once; immediately; without delay; in a minute
    馬上回來马上回来  ―  mǎshàng jiù huílái.  ―  I'll be back in a minute.
  2. (literally, literary) on horseback

Synonyms

  • (at once):
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References

  1. ^ 文若愚 (2014) 语言常识全知道, 中国华侨出版社

Further reading

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
じょう
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Noun

()(じょう) (bajō

  1. horseback, the back of a horse
  2. horseback riding

References