即 (jí) means Means (namely - approach). Below are 13 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
新学期 即 将开始。
Xīn xuéqī jíjiāng kāishǐ.
The new term is about to begin.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 即将
这部电影 即 将上映。
Zhè bù diànyǐng jíjiāng shàngyìng.
This film is due to be released shortly.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 即将
他 即 兴弹了一支曲子。
Tā jíxìng tán le yì zhī qǔzi.
He improvised a tune on the spot.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 曲子
合同签字后立 即 生效。
Hétong qiānzì hòu lìjí shēng xiào.
The contract takes effect immediately upon signature.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 生效
即 使下雨，我们也要去。
Jíshǐ xià yǔ, wǒmen yě yào qù.
Even if it rains, we are still going.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 即使
即 使很难，他也不放弃。
Jíshǐ hěn nán, tā yě bú fàngqì.
Even though it is hard, he does not give up.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 即使
接到通知后他立 即 出发。
Jiē dào tōngzhī hòu tā lìjí chūfā.
He set off immediately after getting the notice.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 立即
即 便下雨，我们也照常出发。
Jíbiàn xià yǔ, wǒmen yě zhàocháng chūfā.
Even if it rains we will set off as planned.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 即便
他点了点头，随 即 转身走了。
Tā diǎn le diǎn tóu, suíjí zhuǎnshēn zǒu le.
He nodded and immediately turned and left.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 随即
会议结束，随 即 开始了讨论。
Huìyì jiéshù, suíjí kāishǐ le tǎolùn.
The meeting ended and discussion began at once.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 随即
即 便他不同意，我也要试一试。
Jíbiàn tā bù tóngyì, wǒ yě yào shì yi shì.
Even if he disagrees, I still want to give it a try.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 即便
即 使在最困难的时候，他也没有绝望。
Jíshǐ zài zuì kùnnan de shíhou, tā yě méiyǒu jué wàng.
Even at the hardest of times he did not despair.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 绝望
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Words that contain 即
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Questions about 即
How is 即 used in a sentence?
This page shows 13 sentences using 即 (jí, "Means (namely - approach)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 即 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 即 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 即?
The dictionary page for 即 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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