立刻

Meaning(adverb)

forthwith; immediate; prompt; promptly; straightway; thereupon; at once

Examples

• 你立刻过来一下。

  nǐ lì kè guò lái yí xià.

  Come over here right now.

• 听到消息，他立刻给妈妈打了电话。

  tīng dào xiāo xī, tā lì kè gěi mā ma dǎ le diàn huà.

  On hearing the news, he called his mom at once.

• 下课铃一响，学生们立刻跑出去了。

  xià kè líng yì xiǎng, xué shēng men lì kè pǎo chū qù le.

  As soon as the bell rang, the students ran out.

Easily confused

• 马上 — 马上 can mean 'soon, shortly'; 立刻 stresses instantly, with no delay.

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