即时 jíshí immediate
How to remember 即时: 即 promptly + 时 time = immediate.
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How it is used
- 'Immediate, real-time, instant' - 即时通讯 (jíshí tōngxùn) instant messaging, 即时新闻 real-time news.
- Stresses no delay, happening right now. Distinguish from 及时 (jíshí, timely/in the nick of time) - same pinyin but 即时 = instantaneous, 及时 = at the right time.