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立即

lì jí

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 5 2-character word

立即 (lì jí) means "immediately (formal, written)". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 立即 means

1. immediately

The characters in 立即

• 立lìto stand; to set up; to establish
• 即jínamely; that is; i.e.

Example sentences

• 立即走！
  Go now!
• 立即送医。
  Lìjí sòngyī.
  Send for a doctor at once.
• 立即储存！
  Save now!
• 立即开始。
  Begin now.
• 你应该立即开始。
  Nǐ yīnggāi lìjí kāishǐ.
  You should begin right away.
• 她立即被激怒了。
  She flipped her lid immediately.

Where 立即 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Competition, Fitness & Timing (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 5 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read lì jí correctly.
• Look up another word in the free dictionary.