No. 3,810 in Chinese
随即
Immediately afterward; soon after.
In a sentence
他听到消息后,随即决定行动。
Upon hearing the news, he immediately decided to act.
In this sentence, '随即' introduces an action that occurs immediately following a prior event, indicating immediacy.
天气预报说今天会下雨,随即天就开始阴沉起来。
The weather report said it would rain today; immediately, the sky began to darken.
Here, '随即' connects a prediction with its immediate realization, emphasizing the preceding event leading to the latter.
会谈结束后,随即发布了联合声明。
After the meeting concluded, a joint statement was promptly announced.
In this example, '随即' underscores the promptness of one event following another, showing temporal proximity.
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