在即

zàijí

phrase #29,665

Meanings

1 imminent
2 near at hand
3 about to happen

Characters

at; in; existing

immediate; at once; near; about to

Examples

婚礼在即，她开始感到紧张。

Hūnlǐ zàijí, tā kāishǐ gǎndào jǐnzhāng.

With the wedding imminent, she began to feel nervous.

大考在即，同学们都在全力复习。

Dà kǎo zàijí, tóngxué men dōu zài quánlì fùxí.

With the big exam right around the corner, all classmates are studying with full effort.

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在即 is a formal, literary expression. In everyday speech, Chinese speakers would use 快了 or 就要...了 to express imminence (e.g. 婚礼快到了).

Stroke Order

在 zài

即 jí