立时

立時
lìshí
adverb #34,416

Meanings

  1. 1 immediately
  2. 2 right away
  3. 3 at once

Examples

Tīng dào zhè ge xiāoxi, tā lìshí tiào le qǐlái.
On hearing the news, he jumped up at once.
Yǔ yī tíng, háizi men lìshí pǎo chū mén qù.
The moment the rain stopped, the kids ran out the door.

Tips

usage
立时 is a slightly more literary/written-feeling synonym of 立刻 (lìkè) and 立即 (lìjí). All three mean 'immediately', and 立时 is the least common in modern speech — you'll see it more in writing, especially in narrative description.
memory
= 'stand / instantly' + = 'time'. 'At the standing time' = right at this moment = immediately.

Stroke Order

shí