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HSK 3.0Vocab 7-9 Recognition 4

1.

Animated Stroke Order 即

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How to write 即 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 即

即 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

即

皀food vessel

卩kneeling person

即=

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4.

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5.

How to Use 即

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 即 works in context.

Concessive/conditional conjunction

Used to introduce a hypothetical or concessive clause, meaning 'even if' or 'even though'.

即使 • jí shǐ • even if • HSK 4

HSK 4

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 即

HSK words that contain this character.

即将 • jí jiāng • be about to; be on the point of

HSK 6

jí即

jiāng

7.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 即 is used in context

tā他

shōu收

dào到

tōng通

zhī知

hòu后

Information

Pinyinjí

Meaningapproach

Strokes7

Radical卩

Traditional即

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#729

Zhuyinㄐㄧˊ

UnicodeU+5373

CangjieAISL

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皀food vessel

+卩kneeling person

A person (卩) approaching a vessel of food (皀) — to approach or immediately.

jí即

shǐ使

even if

即便 • jí biàn • even if; even though • HSK 6

HSK 6

jí即

biàn便

even if; even though

Immediate time adverbs

Used as an adverb to express the idea of 'immediately' or 'at once'.

立即 • lì jí • immediately; at once; promptly • HSK 5

HSK 5

lì立

jí即

immediately; at once; promptly

随即 • suí jí • immediately; presently • HSK 6

HSK 6

suí随

jí即

immediately; presently

当即 • dāng jí • Immediately / At once • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

dāng当

jí即

Immediately / At once

将

be about to; be on the point of

即可 • jí kě • As soon as / upon

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

jí即

kě可

As soon as / upon

即日 • jí rì • the same day

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

jí即

rì日

the same day

即时 • jí shí • immediately

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

jí即

shí时

immediately

jí

即

dòng动

shēn身

qián前

wǎng往

。

He set off immediately after receiving the notice.

jí即

shǐ使

xià下

yǔ雨

，

wǒ我

men们

yě也

yào要

qù去

。

Even if it rains, we will still go.

huǒ火

chē车

jí即

jiāng将

dào到

dá达

chē车

zhàn站

。

The train is about to arrive at the station.

qǐng请

lì立

jí即

wán完

chéng成

zhè这

xiàng项

gōng工

zuò作

。

Please finish this work immediately.

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