即 (jí): namely; that is; i.e.; prompt; at once; at present; even if; prompted (by the occasion); to approach; to come into contact; to assume (office); to draw near

Character info

Pinyin

jí

Meaning

namely; that is; i.e.; prompt; at once; at present; even if; prompted (by the occasion); to approach; to come into contact; to assume (office); to draw near

Characters

1

Part of speech

adverb

HSK level

HSK 7

Strokes

7

Radical

卩

Structure

左右结构

Chinese explanation

• 就是，用于解释或说明前面提到的事物，常用在“即”“也就是”的句式中
• 表示立刻、当下，如“立即”“即刻”
• 表示靠近、接近，如“可望而不可即”
• 表示就、便，用于文言或固定说法，如“招之即来”。