当即

• Pinyin: dāng jí
• Desglose de hanzi: 当 = 彐 + 土 + 龙 (at, appropriate); 即 = 艮 + 卩 (at once, immediately)

Significado

De inmediato; en el acto; sin demora.

Used in formal written and spoken contexts to emphasise the immediacy of a response or decision. Stronger and more literary than 立刻 in written reports and official communications.

Ejemplos

1. 接到紧急通知后，他当即决定取消原定行程。
2. 委员会当即通过了这项紧急预算方案。
3. 听到消息，她当即拨通了负责人的电话。

Guía de uso

Contexto: news, official, written

Tono: neutral

Correcto

• 收到命令后，部队当即展开了搜救行动。(Upon receiving the order, the troops immediately launched the rescue operation.)
• 领导听取汇报后当即拍板，批准了该项目的立项申请。(After hearing the report, the leader made an immediate decision and approved the project proposal.)

Incorrecto

• 我当即去超市了 — 当即 is too formal for trivial personal actions; use 马上 or 立刻 in casual speech

Origen e historia

当 (at the time) + 即 (at once)

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal