即可

jíkě

phrase HSK 7 #14,722

Meanings

1 that will do; that's sufficient
2 and then (you) can; then just...

Characters

then; immediately

Literally 'then can' — placed at the end of an instruction to mean 'and that's all you need to do.'

Examples

加入适量盐即可。

Jiārù shìliàng yán jíkě.

Just add an appropriate amount of salt and you're done.

扫码即可登录。

Sǎomǎ jíkě dēnglù.

Just scan the code to log in.

休息几天即可恢复。

Xiūxi jǐ tiān jíkě huīfù.

A few days' rest will be enough to recover.

Tips

register

即可 is written/formal Chinese — you'll see it constantly in recipes, instructions, app interfaces, and official documents. In spoken Chinese, people say 就行了 (jiù xíng le) or 就可以了 (jiù kěyǐ le) instead. If a recipe says 煮十分钟即可, you'd say 煮十分钟就行了 out loud.

Stroke Order

即 jí

可 kě