立马

立馬

lìmǎ

adverb #6,798

Meanings

1 immediately; right away; at once

Characters

to stand; immediately

Examples

你立马给我过来！

Nǐ lìmǎ gěi wǒ guòlái!

Come here right now!

听到消息后，他立马赶了过去。

Tīngdào xiāoxi hòu, tā lìmǎ gǎn le guòqù.

After hearing the news, he rushed over immediately.

Tips

usage

立马 is colloquial and slightly more casual than 立刻 or 马上. All three mean 'immediately' but 立马 is most common in spoken Chinese.

memory

立 (stand) + 马 (horse) — stand on a horse and you're ready to go immediately!

Stroke Order

立 lì

马 mǎ