立 刻

lì kèdictionary entry

immediately; at once; right away

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

立刻立刻 [li4 ke4] /immediately; at once; right away/

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立
lì
to stand / to set up / to establish / to lay down / to draw up / at once / immediately
Lì
surname Li
刻
kè
quarter (hour) / moment / to carve / to engrave / to cut / oppressive / classifier for short time intervals

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