立时 (lì shí) — immediately; at once
Definition
Literary 'immediately, at once' — stronger and more written-sounding than 立刻, and a step more formal than 马上.
adverb
immediatelyat once
Examples
- ，立时。Tīng dào zhè ge xiāo xi, tā lì shí míng bai le.Upon hearing this news, he understood immediately.
- ，立时。Shì gù fā shēng zhī hòu, jiù yuán rén yuán lì shí gǎn dào xiàn chǎng.After the accident occurred, rescue workers immediately rushed to the scene.
- ，立时。Kàn dào duì fāng fèn nù de biǎo qíng, tā lì shí dào qiàn le.Seeing the other person's angry expression, he apologized at once.
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