即[jí]

动

1. approach; reach; be near

♦ 可望而不可即

2. assume; undertake

♦ 即位

3. be; mean; namely

♦ 春节~农历新年。 The Spring Festival is the lunar New Year.

♦ 非此~彼。 It must be either this or that.

形

1. at present; in the immediate future

♦ 在即

2. prompted by the occasion

♦ 即兴

副promptly; at once

♦ 闻过~改 correct one's mistake as soon as it is pointed out

♦ 招之~来 be on call at any hour

连even; even if

♦ ~遇困难, 亦应按期完成任务。 We should fulfill the mission even if we run up against difficulties.