即
jí
Meaning
- namely
- even if
- at once
- to assume (office)
Definition
就；就是；靠近；当时；即使。
namely; be; approach; at once; even if.
Usage
表示判断或肯定，相当于'就是'；表示时间上的紧接，相当于'就'；表示接近或接触；表示当前时间；表示让步假设。
Used to indicate judgment or affirmation, equivalent to 'namely' or 'be'; indicates immediate sequence in time, equivalent to 'at once'; indicates approach or contact; indicates current time; indicates concessive hypothesis.
Examples
- 1 非此即彼。 (If not this, then that.)
- 2 一触即发。 (Touch and go; imminent.)
- 3 即日生效。 (Take effect from this very day.)
- 4 若即若离。 (Neither close nor distant; keep at arm's length.)
- 5 即便下雨，我也要去。 (Even if it rains, I will go.)
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