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立马

lì mǎ

2-character word Traditional 立馬

What 立马 means

1. at once
2. immediately
3. promptly
4. swiftly

The characters in 立马

• 立lìto stand; to set up; to establish
• 马mǎhorse; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess

Example sentences

• 你最好立马去睡觉。
  Nǐ zuì hǎo lìmǎ qù shuìjiào.
  You'd better go to bed at once.
• 我要是有钱，立马就买这台电脑。
  Wǒ yàoshi yǒuqián, lìmǎ jiù mǎi zhè tái diànnǎo.
  If I had the money, I would immediately purchase this computer.

Sounds the same

Read lì mǎ, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 利马Lima, capital of Peru