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立刻 (lì kè): Immediately (Adverb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

立 • lì • to stand; to establish; to set up
lì立

to stand; to establish; to set up

刻 • kè • quarter (of an hour); to carve • HSK 2.0 L3
HSK 3
kè刻

quarter (of an hour); to carve

Word Info

Pinyinlì kè
Meaningimmediately; at once; right away
Characters2
SyntaxAdverb
4.

How to Use 立刻 in Sentences

lì立
kè刻
tíng停
zhǐ止
neutral
stop immediately
Adverb + Verbwith 停止
lì立
kè刻
xíng行
dòng动
neutral
act immediately
lì立
kè刻
huí回
dá答
neutral
answer immediately
lì立
kè刻
chū出
fā发
neutral
set off immediately
5.

Example Sentences with 立刻

wǒ我
lì立
kè刻
qù去
。
I will go immediately.

HSK 5 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 立刻.

  • 爱护ài hùcare; cherish; take good care of
  • 标志biāo zhìsign; symbol; hallmark
  • 出口chū kǒuexit [from a building]
  • 当心dāng xīnbe careful
  • 不断bú duànceaseless; uninterrupted; continual continuous; unceasing
  • 车厢chē xiāngrailway carriage; compartment
  • 保留bǎo liúcontinue to have; persist; to retain; hold back
  • 表面biǎo miànsurface
  • 除非chú fēionly if; only when; unless
  • 翅膀chì bǎngwing [of a bird]
  • 表现biǎo xiànexpression; representation; display
  • 敌人dí rénenemy; foe
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 立刻.

Words with 立
  • 建立jiàn lìbuild; set up; establish
  • 成立chéng lìfound; to establish; set up
  • 独立dú lìstand alone; independent; on one's own
Adverb + Verb
with 行动
Adverb + Verb
with 回答
Adverb + Verb
with 出发
tīng听
dào到
zhè这
ge个
xiāo消
xi息
，
tā他
lì立
kè刻
zhàn站
le了
qǐ起
lái来
。
Upon hearing this news, he stood up immediately.
nǐ你
nán难
dào道
bù不
néng能
lì立
kè刻
gěi给
wǒ我
yí一
gè个
míng明
què确
de的
dá答
fù复
ma吗
？
Can't you give me a clear answer right away?
tā他
jiē接
dào到
diàn电
huà话
hòu后
lì立
kè刻
chū出
fā发
le了
。
He left immediately after receiving the phone call.
tīng听
dào到
zhè这
ge个
xiāo消
xi息
，
tā她
lì立
kè刻
jué决
dìng定
gǎi改
biàn变
jì计
huà划
。
Upon hearing the news, she immediately decided to change the plan.
立即
lì jí
immediately; at once; promptly
  • 中立zhōng lìneutral
  • 创立chuàng lìfound; originate; set up
  • 孤立gū lìisolated; solitary; separate
  • 对立duì lìoppose; set something against
    • Words with 刻
    • 刻苦kè kǔassiduous; hardworking; painstaking
    • 时刻shí kètime; hour; moment
    • 深刻shēn kèdeep; profound
    • 此刻cǐ kèthis moment
    • 片刻piàn kèan instant; a moment; a little while
    • 雕刻diāo kècarve; chisel; engrave
    • 刻不容缓kè bù róng huǎnadmit no delay; of great urgency
    • 刻意kè yìDeliberate / intentional