hurriedly; promptly; at once
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadverb
hurriedly; promptly; at once
neutralUsed to describe an action done immediately, often in response to an event or situation. Slightly more formal and literary than the near-synonym '赶紧'.
Lǎo老
dà大
niáng娘
yī一
shàng上
chē车
，
chéng乘
kè客
jiù就
lián连
máng忙
ràng让
zuò座
。
As soon as the old lady got on the bus, the passengers promptly offered their seats.
Tīng听
dào到
yǒu有
rén人
jiào叫
tā他
，
tā他
lián连
máng忙
fàng放
xià下
shǒu手
zhōng中
de的
shū书
，
pǎo跑
le了
guò过
qù去
。
Hearing someone call him, he immediately put down the book in his hand and ran over.
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Kàn看
dào到
hái孩
zi子
shuāi摔
dǎo倒
，
mā妈
ma妈
lián连
máng忙
bǎ把
tā他
fú扶
le了
qǐ起
lái来
。
Seeing the child fall, the mother hurriedly helped him up.
Tā他
yī一
xiǎng想
qǐ起
hái还
yǒu有
gè个
huì会
yì议
yào要
cān参
jiā加
，
lián连
máng忙
qǐ起
shēn身
gào告
cí辞
。
Suddenly remembering he had a meeting to attend, he promptly got up and took his leave.