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HSK 3.0 Level 7

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Definitions

  1. 1. namely
  2. 2. that is
  3. 3. i.e.
  4. 4. prompt
  5. 5. at once
  6. 6. at present
  7. 7. even if
  8. 8. prompted (by the occasion)
  9. 9. to approach
  10. 10. to come into contact
  11. 11. to assume (office)
  12. 12. to draw near

Example Sentences

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這個島嶼 將被淹沒。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 6316772)

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Words Containing 即

即为
jí wéi

to be considered to be

即早
jí zǎo

as soon as possible

即插即用
jí chā jí yòng

plug-and-play

即席
jí xí

impromptu

即墨市
jí mò shì

Jimo, county-level city in Qingdao 青島|青岛[qīng dǎo], Shandong

基础设施即服务
jī chǔ shè shī jí fú wù

(computing) infrastructure as a service (IaaS)

即令
jí lìng

even if

呼之即来
hū zhī jí lái

to come when called (idiom); ready and compliant

即如
jí rú

such as

见票即付
jiàn piào jí fù

payable at sight

旋即
xuán jí

soon after

在即
zài jí

near at hand

即刻
jí kè

immediately

无事献殷勤,非奸即盗
wú shì xiàn yīn qín , fēi jiān jí dào

one who is unaccountably solicitous is hiding evil intentions (idiom)

即位
jí wèi

to succeed to the throne

即兴发挥
jí xìng fā huī

improvisation

即兴之作
jí xìng zhī zuò

improvisation

随插即用
suí chā jí yòng

plug and play (computing)

所见即所得
suǒ jiàn jí suǒ dé

What you see is what you get (WYSIWYG)

随即
suí jí

immediately

迅即
xùn jí

immediately

一拍即合
yī pāi jí hé

lit. to be together from the first beat (idiom)

即便
jí biàn

even if

即将
jí jiāng

on the eve of

非富即贵
fēi fù jí guì

wealthy and respectable people

点到即止
diǎn dào jí zhǐ

to touch on sth and leave it there

亦即
yì jí

namely

即溶咖啡
jí róng kā fēi

instant coffee

即时
jí shí

immediate

软件即服务
ruǎn jiàn jí fú wù

software as a service (SaaS)

即墨
jí mò

Jimo, county-level city in Qingdao 青島|青岛, Shandong

俯拾即是
fǔ shí jí shì

see 俯拾皆是[fǔ shí jiē shì]

即时通讯
jí shí tōng xùn

instant messaging

即日
jí rì

this or that very day

稍纵即逝
shāo zòng jí shì

transient

售完即止
shòu wán jí zhǐ

while stocks last

即兴
jí xìng

improvisation (in the arts)

即时制
jí shí zhì

real-time (gaming)

即食
jí shí

instant (food)

当断即断
dāng duàn jí duàn

not to delay making a decision when a decision is needed

即由
jí yóu

namely

当即
dāng jí

at once

即使
jí shǐ

even if; even though

非此即彼
fēi cǐ jí bǐ

either this or that

即付即打
jí fù jí dǎ

pay as you go

即时即地
jí shí jí dì

moment-to-moment

一触即溃
yī chù jí kuì

to collapse on the first encounter

一触即发
yī chù jí fā

could happen at any moment

即时消息
jí shí xiāo xi

instant message

意即
yì jí

which means

即或
jí huò

even if

一蹴即至
yī cù jí zhì

to get there in one step (idiom); easily done

平台即服务
píng tái jí fú wù

(computing) platform as a service (PaaS)

呼之即来,挥之即去
hū zhī jí lái , huī zhī jí qù

to come when called (idiom); ready and compliant

即指即译
jí zhǐ jí yì

point-and-translate (computing)

即将来临
jí jiāng lái lín

imminent

即可
jí kě

equivalent to 就可以

可望而不可即
kě wàng ér bù kě jí

in sight but unattainable (idiom)

不即不离
bù jí bù lí

to be neither too familiar nor too distant

即付
jí fù

to pay on demand

转眼即逝
zhuǎn yǎn jí shì

to pass in an instant

立即
lì jí

immediately

赓即
gēng jí

(formal) immediately

非黑即白
fēi hēi jí bái

black-or-white (e.g. good or bad, with no middle ground)

若即若离
ruò jí ruò lí

lit. seeming neither close nor distant (idiom)