马上来

馬上來
mǎshànglái
phrase #32,944

Meanings

  1. 1 coming right away
  2. 2 be there in a second
  3. 3 on my way

Examples

服务员!——马上来
Fúwùyuán! —— Mǎshàng lái!
Waiter! — Coming right away!
Nǐ děngděng wǒ, wǒ mǎshàng lái.
Wait a sec — I'll be right there.

Tips

culture
马上 literally 'on horseback' — to do something 马上 meant to do it immediately, the way a mounted messenger arrived. 马上来 is the modern service-industry reply of choice: restaurants, couriers, plumbers. Often understood to mean 'in a few minutes,' not literally instantly.

Stroke Order

shàng
lái