即 jí
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jí
adverb promptly / right away / immediately
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: In the sense of 立刻 (Guoyu '即' adv 2; Unihan '即'; XHZD '即' 3) -
jí
verb
to be near by / to be close to
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 靠近 (Guoyu '即' v 1; XHZD '即' 4) -
jí
adjective
at that time
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Time
Notes: In the sense of 當下 (Guoyu '即' adj; XHZD '即' 2) -
jí
verb
to be exactly the same as / to be thus
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: As a synonym for 就是 (Guoyu '即' v 3; XHZD '即' 1) -
jí
adjective
supposed / so-called
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: As a synonym for 假定 (Guoyu '即' conj) -
jí
conjunction
if / but
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: 即 may be used as a subordinating conjunction in Literary Chinese (Pulleyblank 1995, p. 153). -
jí
verb
to arrive at / to ascend
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 到 or 登上 (Guoyu '即' v 2) -
jí
adverb
then / following
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Time
Notes: In the sense of 便 or 就; 即 is an aspectual function word indicating a temporal sequence. For example, 堯、舜既沒,聖人之道衰。'After the death of Yao and Shun, the principles that mark sages fell into decay.' (Mengzi: 6.9/34/20, translation by Legge; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 158; Guoyu '即' adv 1)
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- 赓即(賡即) (formal) immediately / promptly
- 即时即地(即時即地) moment-to-moment
- 即将来临(即將來臨) imminent
- 即时(即時) immediate / prompt / instantaneous ; real time
- 即期品 product approaching its expiry date
- 即位 to succeed to the throne ; to begin a post
- 旋即 soon after / shortly
- 即可 can then
- 即令 even if / even though
- 非富即贵(非富即貴) wealthy and respectable people
- 呼之即来,挥之即去(呼之即來,揮之即去) to come when called / ready and compliant / always at sb's beck and call
- 即兴发挥(即興發揮) improvisation
- 一触即发(一觸即發) one touch and it will be initiated
- 即刻 immediately / instantly
- 即使 even if / even though
- 即兴(即興) improvisation (in the arts) / impromptu / extemporaneous
- 即席 impromptu / improvised / to take one's seat (at a banquet etc)
- 当即(當即) at once / on the spot
- 呼之即来(呼之即來) to come when called / ready and compliant / always at somebody's beck and call
- 亦即 namely / that is
- 非此即彼 either this or that / one or the other
- 若即若离(若即若離) seeming neither close nor distant / to keep one's distance / (of a relationship) lukewarm / vague
- 即付即打 pay as you go
- 迅即 immediately / promptly / quickly
- 见票即付(見票即付) payable at sight / payable to bearer
- 即由 namely
- 无事献殷勤,非奸即盗(無事獻殷勤,非姦即盜) one who is unaccountably solicitous is hiding evil intentions
- 遂即 unexpectedly
- 即食 instant (food)
- 即日 this or that very day / in the next few days
- 即付 to pay on demand
- 一蹴即至 to get there in one step / easily done / success at a stroke / to get results overnight
- 点到即止(點到即止) to touch on something and leave it there / to take care not to overdo sth
- 意即 which means / (this) means (that)
- 不即不离(不即不離) to be neither too familiar nor too distant / to keep somebody at arm's length
- 转眼即逝(轉眼即逝) to pass in an instant / over in the twinkling of an eye
- 即时制(即時制) real-time (gaming)
- 随即(隨即) immediately / presently / following which
- 即兴之作(即興之作) improvisation
- 即或 even if / even though
- 在即 near at hand / imminent / within sight
Also contained in
即墨 、 即时通信 、 即墨市 、 即时信息传递 、 人成即佛成 、 所见即所得 、 随插即用 、 究竟即 、 基础设施即服务 、 六即
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