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立刻

lì kè · li ke

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 3Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. forthwith
  2. immediate
  3. prompt
  4. promptly
  5. straightway
  6. thereupon
  7. at once
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Right away

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)？

    Dengdeng, where are you?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)立刻(lìkè)到(dào)！

    I'll be right there!

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)上次(shàngcì)也(yě)说(shuō)立刻(lìkè)，我(wǒ)等(děng)了(le)一个(yīgè)小时(xiǎoshí)。

    You said right away last time too; I waited an hour.

  4. Dengdeng

    这次(zhècì)是(shì)真的(zhēnde)，我(wǒ)已经(yǐjīng)出门(chūmén)了(le)。

    This time it's true; I've already left.

  5. Liangliang

    太好了(tàihǎole)，你(nǐ)现在(xiànzài)在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)？

    Great. Where are you now?

  6. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)在(zài)一楼(yīlóu)，我(wǒ)立刻(lìkè)上来(shànglái)！

    I'm on the first floor, coming up right away!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)命(mìng)令(lìng)我(wǒ)立(lì)刻(kè)离(lí)开(kāi)这(zhè)个(ge)房(fáng)间(jiān)。

He commanded me to leave the room immediately.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Gustav249 · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

接(jiē)到(dào)电(diàn)话(huà)后(hòu)，她(tā)立(lì)刻(kè)赶(gǎn)到(dào)了(le)医(yī)院(yuàn)。

After receiving the call, she immediately rushed to the hospital.

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立
lì

to stand; to set up

刻
kè

quarter (hour); moment

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