麻溜

máliū
adverb

Meanings

  1. 1 (dialect) quickly
  2. 2 briskly
  3. 3 without dawdling

Examples

Máliū diǎnr, bié móceng!
Hurry up, stop dawdling!
Tā máliū de bǎ huór gàn wán le.
He briskly finished the work.

Tips

register
Strongly Northeastern (东北话) flavor — you'll hear it constantly in Dongbei TV dramas and stand-up comedy. In standard Mandarin use 快点儿 (kuàidiǎnr) or 赶紧 (gǎnjǐn) instead.
mistakes
The second syllable is light tone (liū → liu in fast speech). Often heard as 麻溜点儿 (máliū diǎnr) — a casual nudge to get moving.

Stroke Order

liū