HSK 6 · Time

随即 suíjí “immediately” in Chinese

Traditional 隨即

What 随即 means

  1. immediately
  2. soon after
  3. presently
  4. following which

How to say 随即

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale随suí2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale即jí2nd tone, rising

随即 in a sentence

  1. 他看了一下手表，随即站了起来。

    Tā kàn le yíxià shǒubiǎo, suíjí zhàn le qǐlai.

    He glanced at his watch and immediately stood up.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 雨停了，太阳随即出来了。

    Yǔ tíng le, tàiyáng suíjí chūlái le.

    The rain stopped and the sun came out soon after.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 随即 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 随 (suí) with each of its parts in a different colour
随suíto follow
  • 阝place
  • 迶to walk · yòu
The character 即 (jí) drawn as one shape
即jínamely

即 is a single shape of 7 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

How to write 随即

随 11 strokes · 即 7 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

随即 (suíjí) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 随即 (suíjí). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 随即

Words with 随

随便suíbiàn · as one wishes随着suízhe · along with随身suíshēn · to carry with you随时suíshí · at any time随手suíshǒu · as you go伴随bànsuí · to accompany跟随gēnsuí · to follow随意suíyì · as one likes

Words with 即

即使jíshǐ · even if立即lìjí · immediately即将jíjiāng · about to即便jíbiàn · even if

More words: Time & Sequence

世代shìdài · for generations时光shíguāng · time时机shíjī · opportunity瞬间shùnjiān · instant岁月suìyuè · years往常wǎngcháng · usually (in the past)往事wǎngshì · the past为期wéiqī · to last for (a period)

FAQs

随即 (suíjí) means “immediately” or “soon after”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it suíjí: suí with a 2nd tone, then jí with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 随即 is written 隨即. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type suiji with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 随即 from the suggestions. Typing suiji into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
随即 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.