How to say “immediately” in Chinese

立即

lìjí

immediately

adverb · HSK 5 · topic “Time: at once and little by little”

“Immediately” in Chinese is 立即, lì jí: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

立即 is read lì jí: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

lì — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

jí — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”

How to write it

立

lì — stand; set up

Originally a drawing of a person standing on the ground.

即

jí — at once; that is

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “立即”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 立即. Tap the sound icon to listen.

遇到紧急情况，请立即拨打急救电话。yùdàojǐnjíqíngkuàng,qǐnglìjíbōdǎjíjiùdiànhuàIn an emergency, call an ambulance immediately.
请立即向上级汇报qǐnglìjíxiàngshàngjíhuìbàoReport to your superiors immediately, please.
政府立即展开了救灾工作zhèngfǔlìjízhǎnkāilejiùzāigōngzuòThe government immediately launched disaster relief work.
队长命令大家立即出发duìzhǎngmìnglìngdàjiālìjíchūfāThe commander ordered everyone to set off at once.
联合国要求双方立即停止战斗LiánhéguóyāoqiúshuāngfānglìjítíngzhǐzhàndòuThe UN demands that both sides stop fighting immediately.
问题出现后，公司立即采取了相应的措施。wèntíchūxiànhòu,gōngsīlìjícǎiqǔlexiāngyìngdecuòshīWhen the problem came up, the company immediately took appropriate measures.

More words from the lesson “Right away”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “immediately” in Chinese?

“Immediately” in Chinese is 立即, pinyin lìjí.

What does 立即 mean?

立即 (lìjí) means “immediately”.

How do you write 立即?

立即 is 2 characters: 立 (lì) — stand; set up; 即 (jí) — at once; that is. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 立即?

立即 is read lìjí. Tones: lì — fourth tone, jí — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“immediately” in the lesson “Right away”

This word is from the topic “Time: at once and little by little” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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