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立即

lì jí · li ji

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 4Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. immediately
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A message from the boss

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，老板(lǎobǎn)发(fā)来(lái)的(de)消息(xiāoxi)：请(qǐng)立即(lìjí)回复(huífù)。

    Look at this message from my boss: please reply immediately.

  2. Dengdeng

    立即(lìjí)？听起来(tīngqilai)很(hěn)严重(yánzhòng)，是(shì)什么(shénme)事(shì)？

    Immediately? That sounds serious. What is it about?

  3. Liangliang

    他(tā)问(wèn)周五(zhōuwǔ)吃(chī)火锅(huǒguō)还是(háishi)烤鸭(kǎoyā)。

    He asks if we want hotpot or roast duck on Friday.

  4. Dengdeng

    就为(jiùwèi)这个(zhège)要(yào)立即(lìjí)回复(huífù)？那(nà)我(wǒ)立即(lìjí)选(xuǎn)火锅(huǒguō)！

    Just for this I have to reply immediately? Then I pick hotpot immediately!

  5. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)立即(lìjí)回复(huífù)他(tā)。

    OK, I'll reply to him immediately.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)个(ge)进(jìn)程(chéng)必(bì)须(xū)立(lì)即(jí)停(tíng)止(zhǐ)，否(fǒu)则(zé)服(fú)务(wù)器(qì)会(huì)故(gù)障(zhàng)。

This process must be stopped immediately, otherwise the server will break down.

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

02

如(rú)果(guǒ)小(xiǎo)错(cuò)误(wù)不(bú)被(bèi)立(lì)即(jí)纠(jiū)正(zhèng)，可(kě)能(néng)会(huì)导(dǎo)致(zhì)严(yán)重(zhòng)问(wèn)题(tí)。

If small mistakes are not corrected at once, they may lead to serious problems.

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

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