immediately; at once
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesadverb
immediately; at once; right away
neutralUsed to indicate an action that follows without any delay. Slightly more formal than '马上', but both are common.
Qǐng请
dà大
jiā家
lì立
kè刻
dào到
huì会
yì议
shì室
qù去
。
Please go to the meeting room immediately.
Tóng同
xué学
men们
tīng听
dào到
zhè这
jù句
huà话
，
lì立
kè刻
gǔ鼓
qǐ起
zhǎng掌
lái来
。
Upon hearing this, the students immediately began to applaud.
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Shōu收
dào到
mìng命
lìng令
hòu后
，
shì士
bīng兵
men们
lì立
kè刻
chū出
fā发
le了
。
After receiving the order, the soldiers set off at once.
Tā他
fā发
xiàn现
mén门
méi没
suǒ锁
，
lì立
kè刻
dǎ打
diàn电
huà话
bào报
jǐng警
。
He discovered the door was unlocked and called the police immediately.
Kā咖
fēi啡
yī一
hē喝
wán完
，
tā他
lì立
kè刻
jué觉
de得
qīng清
xǐng醒
le了
xǔ许
duō多
。
As soon as he finished the coffee, he felt much more alert right away.