lì kè
immediately; at once; right away
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他立刻跑到了学校。
tā lì kè pǎo dào le xué xiào .
He immediately ran to the school.
请你立刻离开。
qǐnɡ nǐ lì kè lí kāi .
Please leave immediately.
她立刻站了起来。
tā lì kè zhàn le qǐ lái .
She stood up immediately.
从不 (cóngbù)
never
永远 (yǒngyuǎn)
always
The Chinese word 立刻 (lìkè) is composed of two characters: 立 (lì) and 刻 (kè). 立 means "to stand" or "to establish", while 刻 means "a moment" or "an instant". Together, 立刻 literally means "to stand up immediately" or "to establish something in an instant". In modern Chinese, 立刻 is used as an adverb and means "immediately", "right away", or "at once". It is often used to emphasize the urgency or importance of something that needs to be done. For example, if someone tells you 立刻来 (lìkè lái), they are telling you to come right away.
