HSK C4/W3/V7-9
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Collocation

1
即位
2
可望而不可即
3
即兴发挥
4
即兴表演
5
非此即彼
6
即日
7
黎明即起
8
闻过即改

Definition

即:

As a Verb: 

1. approach; reach; be near:

within sight but beyond reach 可望而不可即

2. assume; undertake:

ascend the throne 即位

3. prompted by the occasion:

impromptu 即兴

4. be; mean; namely:

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

 

As an Adjective:

the same (day, etc.); immediate; at present; in the immediate future:

this very day; 即日

 

As an Adverb:

promptly; at once:

get up as soon as it dawns; 黎明即起

 

As Conjunction:

even; even if

Example

即 as a Verb
1
Chūnjié
春节
nóng
农历
xīnnián
新年
  

Spring Festival is the Lunar New Year.

2
xùn
鲁迅
zhōushùrén
周树人
  

Lu Xun is Zhou Shuren.

即 as a Noun
3
Chénggōng
成功
zài
在即
  

Success is imminent.

即 as an Adverb
4
shì
yào
zhǎo
de
rén
  

He is the man I am looking for.

5
Wèn
问题
de
yánzhòng
严重
xìng
zài
在于
  

That's the seriousness of the problem.