即 时 消 息

jí shí xiāo xidictionary entry

instant message

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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:

即時消息即时消息 [ji2 shi2 xiao1 xi5] /instant message/

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Other forms in these source records: 即時消息

即
jí
namely / that is / i.e. / prompt / at once / at present / even if / prompted (by the occasion) / to approach / to come into contact / to assume (office) / to draw near
时
shí
(bound form) time / hour / period / season / (after a numeral) o'clock / hour(s) / (after a verb phrase or clause) when / while
Shí
surname Shi
消
xiāo
to diminish / to subside / to consume / to reduce / to idle away (the time) / (after 不[bù] or 只[zhǐ] or 何[hé] etc) to need / to require / to take
息
xī
(bound form) breath / (bound form) to cease / to stop / (bound form) to rest / (bound form) news / (bound form) interest (on money) / (bound form) to grow / to multiply / (literary) one's child / Taiwan pr. [xí]

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