即 jí

promptly, quickly, immediately

HSK 4 #293

DEFINITIONS

  • promptly, quickly, immediately
  • namely
  • that is
  • i.e.
  • prompt
  • at once
  • at present
  • even if
  • prompted (by the occasion)
  • to approach
  • to come into contact
  • to assume (office)
  • to draw near

STROKES

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WORDS

即使 jí shǐ
HSK 4
even if; even though
立即 lì jí
HSK 5
immediately
即将 jí jiāng
HSK 6
on the eve of; to be about to; to be on the verge of
即便 jí biàn
HSK 6
even if; even though; right away; immediately
随即 suí jí
HSK 6
immediately; presently; following which
即兴 jí xìng improvisation (in the arts); impromptu; extemporaneous
即时 jí shí immediate
即刻 jí kè immediately; instant; instantly
即可 jí kě equivalent to 就可以; can then (do sth); can immediately (do sth); (do sth) and that will suffice
一触即发 yī chù jí fā could happen at any moment; on the verge
即席 jí xí impromptu; improvised; to take one's seat (at a banquet etc)
在即 zài jí near at hand; imminent; within sight
稍纵即逝 shāo zòng jí shì transient; fleeting
当即 dāng jí at once; on the spot
一拍即合 yī pāi jí hé lit. to be together from the first beat (idiom); to hit it off; to click together; to chime in easily
即日 jí rì this or that very day; in the next few days
非此即彼 fēi cǐ jí bǐ either this or that; one or the other
即位 jí wèi to succeed to the throne; accession
旋即 xuán jí soon after; shortly
若即若离 ruò jí ruò lí lit. seeming neither close nor distant (idiom); fig. to keep one's distance; (of a relationship) lukewarm; vague
迅即 xùn jí immediately; promptly; quickly
即或 jí huò even if; even though
一触即溃 yī chù jí kuì to collapse on the first encounter; to give way at once
一觸即潰 yī chù jí kuì to collapse on the first encounter; to give way at once
一觸即發 yī chù jí fā could happen at any moment; on the verge
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