在即

zàijí
phrase #29,665

Meanings

  1. 1 imminent
  2. 2 near at hand
  3. 3 about to happen

Examples

HSK 5
Hūnlǐ zàijí, tā kāishǐ gǎndào jǐnzhāng.
With the wedding imminent, she began to feel nervous.
HSK 5
Dà kǎo zàijí, tóngxuémen dōu zài quánlì fùxí.
With the big exam right around the corner, all classmates are studying with full effort.

Tips

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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