Keyword
namely
- promptly
- quickly
- immediately
- Frequency
- #444
- Strokes
- 7
Readings
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Mnemonic
A hungry person卩 kneeling over food 皀; compare 既
Stroke order
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Used in vocabulary
即
namely; that is; i.e.; prompt; at once; at present; even if; prompted (by the occasion); to approach; to come into contact; …
即使
even if; even though
立即
immediately
即将
about to; on the point of; soon
即可
equivalent to 就可以; can then (do sth); can immediately (do sth); (do sth) and that will suffice
即便
even if; even though; right away; immediately
随即
immediately; presently; following which
即时
immediate
即刻
immediately; instant; instantly
即兴
improvisation (in the arts); impromptu; extemporaneous
即位
to succeed to the throne; accession
当即
at once; on the spot
旋即
soon after; shortly
意即
which means; (this) means (that)
一触即发
could happen at any moment; on the verge
即日
this or that very day; in the next few days
即将来临
imminent
即时通讯
instant messaging
转瞬即逝
(idiom) fleeting; transitory
迅即
immediately; promptly; quickly
一拍即合
lit. to be together from the first beat (idiom); to hit it off; to click together; to chime in easily
即食
instant (food)
即令
even if; even though
即席
impromptu; improvised; to take one's seat (at a banquet etc)