How to say “right away” in Chinese
right away
“Right away” in Chinese is 立刻, lì kè: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
立刻 is read lì kè: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Originally a drawing of a person standing on the ground.
On the right, 刂 “knife”: carving, making notches.
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 “立刻”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 立刻. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 听到这个消息，他立刻给妈妈打了电话。tīngdàozhègexiāoxi,tālìkègěimāmadǎlediànhuàWhen he heard the news, he called his mom right away.
- 闹钟一响我就立刻起床了nàozhōngyìxiǎng,wǒjiùlìkèqǐchuángleAs soon as the alarm went off, I got up.
- 经理让我们立刻回公司jīnglǐràngwǒmenlìkèhuígōngsīThe manager told us to come back to the office right away.
- 饭后不宜立刻运动fànhòubùyílìkèyùndòngYou shouldn't exercise right after eating.
More words from the lesson “Right away”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “right away” in Chinese?
“Right away” in Chinese is 立刻, pinyin lìkè.
What does 立刻 mean?
立刻 (lìkè) means “right away”.
How do you write 立刻?
立刻 is 2 characters: 立 (lì) — stand; set up; 刻 (kè) — carve; quarter hour. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 立刻?
立刻 is read lìkè. Tones: lì — fourth tone, kè — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“right away” 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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