立刻

Character by character

• 立lì5 strokesHSK 3stand; let stand; establish, set
• 刻kè8 strokesHSK 2carve, engrave; quarter hour

Each character links to its stroke order page with a tracing and a writing exercise.

Example sentences

• 医生立刻就到了。

  Yī shēng lì kè jiù dào le

  The doctor came immediately.

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• 你最好立刻回家。

  Nǐ zuì hǎo lì kè huí jiā

  You'd better go home at once.

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• 他们没有立刻行动。

  Tā men méi yǒu lì kè xíng dòng

  They didn't act quickly.

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Words with the same characters

These words share at least one character with 立刻. Reading them together is how the character starts to stick — the same characters in a different context.

• 建立jiàn lìHSK 3

  to establish; to set up; to found

• 时刻shí kèHSK 3

  time; juncture; moment; period of time; constantly; always

• 立即lì jíHSK 4

  immediately

• 独立dú lìHSK 4

  independent; independence; to stand alone

• 成立chéng lìHSK 3

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

• 深刻shēn kèHSK 3

  profound; deep; deep-going

• 立lìHSK 5

  to stand; to set up; to establish; to lay down; to draw up; at once; immediately

• 刻kèHSK 2

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

• 立场lì chǎngHSK 5

  position; standpoint

• 此刻cǐ kèHSK 5

  this moment; now; at present

• 设立shè lìHSK 3

  to set up; to establish

• 树立shù lìHSK 7

  to set up; to establish

• 片刻piàn kè

  short period of time; a moment

• 刻意kè yìHSK 7

  intentionally; deliberately; purposely; painstakingly; meticulously

• 孤立gū lìHSK 7

  isolated; to isolate

• 立体lì tǐHSK 7

  three-dimensional; solid; stereoscopic

• 创立chuàng lìHSK 5

  to establish; to set up; to found

• 苛刻kē kèHSK 7

  harsh; severe; demanding

• 站立zhàn lìHSK 7

  to stand; standing; on one's feet

• 中立zhōng lìHSK 7

  neutral; neutrality

• 对立duì lìHSK 5

  to oppose; to set sth against; to be antagonistic to; antithetical; relative opposite; opposing; diametrical

• 雕刻diāo kèHSK 7

  to carve; to engrave; carving

• 确立què lìHSK 5

  to establish; to institute

• 刻苦kè kǔHSK 7

  hardworking; assiduous