当 dāng
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- ⺌ — small
- Made of
- ⺌ small 彐 snout
当即
dāngjí
immediately; at once
Characters in this word
即 jí
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 卩 — seal
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 警方确认线索后当即封锁现场，防止证据被破坏。 Jǐngfāng quèrèn xiànsuǒ hòu dāngjí fēngsuǒ xiànchǎng, fángzhǐ zhèngjù bèi pòhuài. After confirming the lead, the police immediately sealed off the scene to prevent evidence from being destroyed.
- 听到这个好消息，她当即给妈妈打了电话。 Tīngdào zhège hǎo xiāoxi, tā dāngjí gěi māma dǎ le diànhuà. Hearing the good news, she immediately phoned her mum.
- 老板看完方案，当即决定采用。 Lǎobǎn kàn wán fāng'àn, dāngjí juédìng cǎiyòng. After reading the plan, the boss decided at once to adopt it.
Related words
- 当 dāng to work as; to be
- 当时 dāngshí at that time
- 当初 dāngchū at first; back then
- 当地 dāngdì local
- 当然 dāngrán of course
- 当中 dāngzhōng among; in the middle of
- 相当 xiāngdāng quite; fairly
- 应当 yīngdāng should; ought to
- 不敢当 bùgǎndāng I do not deserve it (modest reply)
- 当场 dāngchǎng on the spot; immediately
- 当代 dāngdài modern; contemporary
- 当年 dāngnián back then