立刻

lì kè

HSK level: HSK 5

Meaning

immediately; at once; right away

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立lìto stand; to establish, to set up亠丷一刻kèto carve, to engrave; a quarter hour; a moment亥刂

Examples

我们立刻开始吧。

wǒ men lì kè kāi shǐ ba。

Let's start right away.

医生立刻就到了。

yī shēng lì kè jiù dào liǎo。

The doctor came immediately.

你最好立刻回家。

nǐ zuì hǎo lì kè huí jiā。

You'd better go home at once.