即日

jírì

noun HSK 7-9 #39,041

Meanings

1 that very day
2 this day
3 in the coming days

Characters

at once; that very

Examples

HSK 7-9

本规定自即日起生效。

Běn guīdìng zì jírì qǐ shēngxiào.

These regulations take effect from today.

HSK 7-9

申请获准后即日即可办理。

Shēnqǐng huòzhǔn hòu jírì jí kě bànlǐ.

Once the application is approved, it can be processed that very day.

Tips

register

Formal and bureaucratic. Typical in laws, announcements, and notices - 自即日起 ('effective today') is a stock phrase. In casual speech people say 今天 or 当天.

Stroke Order

即 jí

日 rì