即日

jírì

noun #39,041

Meanings

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

Characters

at once; that very

Examples

本规定自即日起生效。

Běn guīdìng zì jírì qǐ shēngxiào.

These regulations take effect from today.

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