Usage note
立即表示马上、立刻。
lì jí biǎo shì mǎ shàng 、 lì kè。
立即 means immediately or at once.
Context note
立即常用于通知、命令和书面语。
lì jí cháng yòng yú tōng zhī 、 mìng lìng hé shū miàn yǔ。
It is often used with notices, commands, and written language.
5 examples
请立即停止。
qǐng lì jí tíng zhǐ。
Please stop immediately.
他立即回答。
tā lì jí huí dá。
He answered immediately.
立即出发。
lì jí chū fā。
Set out immediately.
问题立即解决了。
wèn tí lì jí jiě jué le。
The problem was solved immediately.
立即行动很重要。
lì jí xíng dòng hěn zhòng yào。
Immediate action is important.
5 mini stories
老师说，听到铃声要立即坐好。
lǎo shī shuō， tīng dào líng shēng yào lì jí zuò hǎo。
The teacher said to sit down immediately when you hear the bell.
他立即跑去帮忙。
tā lì jí pǎo qù bāng máng。
He ran to help immediately.
发现错误后，她立即改正。
fā xiàn cuò wù hòu， tā lì jí gǎi zhèng。
After discovering the mistake, she corrected it immediately.
立即处理会更好。
lì jí chǔ lǐ huì gèng hǎo。
Handling it immediately will be better.
大家看到消息后立即行动。
dà jiā kàn dào xiāo xī hòu lì jí xíng dòng。
Everyone acted immediately after seeing the news.
Mini dialogue
立即回家
A
妈妈叫你立即回家。
Māma jiào nǐ lìjí huíjiā.
Mom asks you to go home immediately.
B
好的，我立即回去。
Hǎo de, wǒ lìjí huíqù.
Okay, I'll go back immediately.
立即行动
A
下雨了，我们立即进屋吧。
Xià yǔ le, wǒmen lìjí jìn wū ba.
It's raining, let's go inside immediately.
B
好，立即走。
Hǎo, lìjí zǒu.
Okay, let's go immediately.
Related words and contrasts
similar
马上
mǎ shàng
right away; immediately
Very common in spoken Chinese.
similar
赶紧
gǎn jǐn
hastily; quickly
Implies urgency, often used in commands.
opposite
缓慢
huǎn màn
slow; sluggish
The opposite of immediately; means slow.