No. 5,037 in Chinese
隨即
"隨即" means "immediately after" or "right away."
In a sentence
他转身离去,隨即消失在人群中。
He turned and left, and immediately disappeared into the crowd.
Here, '隨即' indicates an action that happens immediately following another, emphasizing the sequence and timing.
下雨了,我隨即打开了伞。
It started raining, so I opened my umbrella immediately.
In this sentence, '隨即' denotes an action that occurs promptly as a direct response to another event.
会议开始前,设备隨即进行了检查。
Before the meeting started, the equipment was immediately checked.
Here, '隨即' is used to show that the equipment check happened right before the meeting, highlighting immediacy and connected timing.
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