随即 suíjí immediately
immediately; presently; following which
How to remember 随即: 随 follow + 即 promptly = immediately.
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How it is used
- Right after that / immediately following - 他签了字，随即离开 (tā qiān le zì, suíjí líkāi) he signed and left right away.
- A written/formal connective linking a second action closely after the first; more literary than 马上/立刻.
- Emphasizes 'thereupon, following which', so it needs a preceding event to follow.