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mǎshàng

马上mǎshàngmǎshàng
right away
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Usages of mǎshàng

我Wǒ　马上mǎshàng　去qù　公司gōngsī，　你nǐ　在zài　家jiā　等děng　我wǒ　吧ba。Wǒ mǎshàng qù gōngsī, nǐ zài jiā děng wǒ ba.
I’m going to the company right away; wait for me at home.
我Wǒ　不但búdàn　想xiǎng　去qù　超市chāoshì，　而且érqiě　要yào　马上mǎshàng　买mǎi　水shuǐ。Wǒ búdàn xiǎng qù chāoshì, érqiě yào mǎshàng mǎi shuǐ.
I not only want to go to the supermarket, but also need to buy water right away.
他Tā　说shuō　开会kāihuì　以后yǐhòu　马上mǎshàng　去qù　复习fùxí，　我wǒ　也yě　要yào　复习fùxí。Tā shuō kāihuì yǐhòu mǎshàng qù fùxí, wǒ yě yào fùxí.
He said after the meeting he will review right away; I also need to review.
我们Wǒmen　马上mǎshàng　练习liànxí　吧ba，　您nín　觉得juéde　这样zhèyàng　更gèng　好hǎo　吗ma？Wǒmen mǎshàng liànxí ba, nín juéde zhèyàng gèng hǎo ma?
Let’s practice right away; do you think this is better?
今天Jīntiān　我wǒ　不但búdàn　开会kāihuì，　而且érqiě　要yào　马上mǎshàng　给gěi　她tā　回huí　邮件yóujiàn，　我们wǒmen　晚上wǎnshang　再zài　聊天liáotiān。Jīntiān wǒ búdàn kāihuì, érqiě yào mǎshàng gěi tā huí yóujiàn, wǒmen wǎnshang zài liáotiān.
Today I not only have a meeting, but also need to reply to her email right away; let’s chat again tonight.
今天jīntiān　下班xiàbān　以后yǐhòu　我wǒ　想xiǎng　马上mǎshàng　回家huíjiā。jīntiān xiàbān yǐhòu wǒ xiǎng mǎshàng huíjiā.
After work today, I want to go home right away.
这zhè　个gè　药yào　吃chī　了le　以后yǐhòu，　不bú　会huì　马上mǎshàng　退烧tuìshāo，　可是kěshì　晚上wǎnshang　应该yīnggāi　会huì　舒服shūfu　一点儿yìdiǎnr。zhè gè yào chī le yǐhòu, bú huì mǎshàng tuìshāo, kěshì wǎnshang yīnggāi huì shūfu yìdiǎnr.
After taking this medicine, the fever won’t go down right away, but she should feel a bit better tonight.
我wǒ　用yòng　铅笔qiānbǐ　写xiě　笔记bǐjì，　写错xiěcuò　了le　可以kěyǐ　马上mǎshàng　用yòng　橡皮xiàngpí　擦掉cādiào。wǒ yòng qiānbǐ xiě bǐjì, xiěcuò le kěyǐ mǎshàng yòng xiàngpí cādiào.
I use a pencil to take notes, and if I write something wrong, I can erase it right away with an eraser.
要不是yàobúshì　合同hétong　写xiě　得de　很hěn　清楚qīngchu，　我wǒ　还hái　真zhēn　不bú　放心fàngxīn　马上mǎshàng　把bǎ　押金yājīn　给gěi　她tā。yàobúshì hétong xiě de hěn qīngchu, wǒ hái zhēn bú fàngxīn mǎshàng bǎ yājīn gěi tā.
If the contract hadn’t been written so clearly, I really wouldn’t have felt comfortable giving her the deposit right away.
既然jìrán　水龙头shuǐlóngtóu　漏水lòushuǐ　了le，　就jiù　马上mǎshàng　关guān　总阀zǒngfá。jìrán shuǐlóngtóu lòushuǐ le, jiù mǎshàng guān zǒngfá.
Since the tap is leaking, close the main valve immediately.
自行车zìxíngchē　爆胎bàotāi　了le，　别bié　马上mǎshàng　刹车shāchē。zìxíngchē bàotāi le, bié mǎshàng shāchē.
The bicycle has a flat tyre; do not brake immediately.
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