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立刻

lì kè

HSK 5 2-character word

What 立刻 means

1. immediately; at once; right away

The characters in 立刻

• 立lìto stand; to set up; to establish
• 刻kèquarter (hour); moment; to carve

Example sentences

• 请立刻回来。
  Please come back at once.
• 他想立刻结婚。
  He wants to get married right away.
• 我会立刻开始。
  I'll get started right away.
• 医生立刻就到了。
  The doctor came immediately.
• 是，我立刻就来。
  Yes, I'm coming immediately.
• 我们立刻开始吧。
  Let's start right away.

Sounds the same

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

• 力克to prevail with difficulty