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马上

Traditional: 馬上

mǎ shàng

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mǎ shàng · maa5 soeng6 (Jyutping)

  1. at once
  2. right away
  3. immediately
  4. on horseback (i.e. by military force)

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

马

Meaning
horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187
Radical
马
Strokes
3
Components
⿹?一
Cangjie
NVSM
Four-corner
7712

上

Meaning
top; superior, highest; go up, send up
Radical
一
Strokes
3
Components
⿱⺊一
Cangjie
YM
Four-corner
2110.0

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