Chinese word dictionary

立刻

lìkè · immediately; at once; right away

Practice word

Word information

Simplified立刻

Traditional立刻

Pinyinlìkè

Part of speech副

HSK 3.05

HSK 2.05

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

立lì

to stand; to establish, to set up

刻kè

to carve, to engrave; a quarter hour; a moment

How to learn 立刻

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

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刻kè

quarter (hour); moment; to carve; to engrave; to cut; oppressive; classifier for short time intervals

成立chénglì

to establish; to set up; to be tenable; to hold water

独立dúlì

independent; independence; to stand alone

建立jiànlì

to establish; to set up; to found

立即lìjí

immediately

设立shèlì

to set up; to establish