即 (jí) – namely; at once (written)

Pattern

• A + 即 + B（= 就是）
• Condition + 即 + Verb phrase（= 就）

Usage

• A written word with two main uses: (1) “namely, that is” to equate or explain A as B; (2) “at once” linking a condition with an immediate action.

Examples

1. 1

   不懂即问是他最大的优点。

   Bù dǒng jí wèn shì tā zuì dà de yōudiǎn.

   Asking right away whenever he doesn't understand is his greatest strength.

2. 2

   中秋节即农历八月十五。

   Zhōngqiū Jié jí nónglì bā yuè shíwǔ.

   The Mid-Autumn Festival falls on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month.