即

即 [jí] 动

1. ■ （靠近; 接触）approach; reach; be near:

可望而不可即 within sight but beyond reach

2. ■ （到; 开始从事） assume; undertake:

即位 ascend the throne

3. ■ （就着） prompted by the occasion:

即兴 impromptu

4. ■ [书]（表示判断: 就是） be; mean; namely:

春节即农历新年。 The Spring Festival is the lunar New Year.

非此即彼。 It must be either this or that.

元代建都于大都，即今之北京。 The Yuan Dynasty established its capital in Dadu, now Beijing.

这条铁路连接两个城市，即纽约与芝加哥。 The railroad connects two cities, namely, New York and Chicago.

形

1. ■ （当下; 目前） the same (day, etc.); immediate; at present; in the immediate future:

即日 this very day;

即今 right now; at this very moment;

成功在即。 Success is in sight.

副

1. ■ [书] （就; 便） promptly; at once:

黎明即起 get up as soon as it dawns;

闻过即改 correct one's mistake as soon as it is pointed out;

招之即来 be on call at any hour

连

1. ■ [书] （即使） even; even if

名

1. ■ （姓氏） a surname:

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