Usage note
立刻表示马上，和立即差不多。
lì kè biǎo shì mǎ shàng， hé lì jí chà bù duō。
立刻 means immediately, similar to 立即.
Context note
立刻常用于口语、命令和行动。
lì kè cháng yòng yú kǒu yǔ 、 mìng lìng hé xíng dòng。
It is often used with spoken language, commands, and actions.
5 examples
请立刻回来。
qǐng lì kè huí lái。
Please come back immediately.
他立刻跑过去。
tā lì kè pǎo guò qù。
He ran over immediately.
立刻开始。
lì kè kāi shǐ。
Start immediately.
我立刻知道了。
wǒ lì kè zhī dào le。
I knew immediately.
她立刻回答。
tā lì kè huí dá。
She answered immediately.
5 mini stories
老师说，看到问题就立刻提出来。
lǎo shī shuō， kàn dào wèn tí jiù lì kè tí chū lái。
The teacher said to bring up problems immediately when you see them.
他立刻去找老师。
tā lì kè qù zhǎo lǎo shī。
He went to find the teacher immediately.
他们立刻出发了。
tā men lì kè chū fā le。
They set off immediately.
立刻处理会减少麻烦。
lì kè chǔ lǐ huì jiǎn shǎo má fán。
Handling it immediately reduces trouble.
她立刻明白了。
tā lì kè míng bái le。
She understood immediately.
Mini dialogue
立刻起床
A
闹钟响了，立刻起床吧。
Nàozhōng xiǎng le, lìkè qǐchuáng ba.
The alarm went off, get up immediately.
B
好，我立刻起来。
Hǎo, wǒ lìkè qǐlái.
Okay, I'll get up immediately.
立刻帮忙
A
你能立刻帮我吗？
Nǐ néng lìkè bāng wǒ ma?
Can you help me immediately?
B
当然，我立刻来。
Dāngrán, wǒ lìkè lái.
Of course, I'll come immediately.
Related words and contrasts
similar
立即
lì jí
immediately; at once
Formal synonym; interchangeable in many contexts.
similar
马上
mǎ shàng
right away; immediately
More colloquial than 立刻.
opposite
稍后
shāo hòu
later; after a while
Means not immediately, but a bit later.