即

jí

adverb HSK 7 #2,586

Meanings

1 namely; that is
2 prompt; at once; immediately
3 even if; even though

Examples

请即回复。

Qǐng jí huífù.

Please reply immediately.

即使下雨，我也会去。

Jíshǐ xià yǔ, wǒ yě huì qù.

Even if it rains, I will still go.

立即出发！

Lìjí chūfā!

Set off at once!

Tips

usage

即使 (jíshǐ) means 'even if'; 立即 (lìjí) means 'immediately'; 即将 (jíjiāng) means 'about to.'

Stroke Order

即 jí