Usage of the character 即

namely
that is
i.e.
prompt
at once
at present
even if
prompted (by the occasion)
to approach
to come into contact
to assume (office)
to draw near

jíkě

即可

[即可]

equivalent to 就可以
can then (do sth)
can immediately (do sth)
(do sth) and that will suffice

jíxìng

即兴

[即興]

improvisation (in the arts)
impromptu
extemporaneous

jíhuò

即或

[即或]

even if
even though

dāngjí

当即

[當即]

at once
on the spot

yìjí

亦即

[亦即]

namely
that is

jíshǐ

即使

[即使]

even if; even though

jíshí

即食

[即食]

instant (food)

jíxí

即席

[即席]

impromptu
improvised
to take one's seat (at a banquet etc)

jírú

即如

[即如]

such as

zàijí

在即

[在即]

near at hand
imminent
within sight

jíshí

即时

[即時]

immediate

jíjiāng

即将

[即將]

about to; on the point of; soon

lìjí

立即

[立即]

immediately

yìjí

意即

[意即]

which means
(this) means (that)

jízǎo

即早

[即早]

as soon as possible

jífù

即付

[即付]

to pay on demand

jíkè

即刻

[即刻]

immediately
instant
instantly

jíyóu

即由

[即由]

namely

jíbiàn

即便

[即便]

even if
even though
right away
immediately

jírì

即日

[即日]

this or that very day
in the next few days

Jímò

即墨

[即墨]

Jimo, county-level city in Qingdao 青島／青岛, Shandong

jílìng

即令

[即令]

even if
even though

jíwéi

即为

[即為]

to be considered to be
to be defined to be
to be called

jíwèi

即位

[即位]

to succeed to the throne
accession

gēngjí

赓即

[賡即]

(formal) immediately
promptly

xùnjí

迅即

[迅即]

immediately
promptly
quickly

xuánjí

旋即

[旋即]

soon after
shortly

suíjí

随即

[隨即]

immediately
presently
following which

jíqīpǐn

即期品

[即期品]

product approaching its expiry date (Tw)

jíshízhì

即时制

[即時制]

real-time (gaming)

Jímò Shì

即墨市

[即墨市]

Jimo, county-level city in Qingdao 青島／青岛 ( Qīngdǎo), Shandong

yīchùjífā

一触即发

[一觸即發]

could happen at any moment
on the verge

jíxìngfāhuī

即兴发挥

[即興發揮]

improvisation

hūzhījílái

呼之即来

[呼之即來]

to come when called (idiom); ready and compliant
always at sb's beck and call

jiànpiàojífù

见票即付

[見票即付]

payable at sight
payable to bearer

suíchājíyòng

随插即用

[隨插即用]

plug and play (computing)

ruòjíruòlí

若即若离

[若即若離]

lit. seeming neither close nor distant (idiom)
fig. to keep one's distance
(of a relationship) lukewarm
vague

fēicǐjíbǐ

非此即彼

[非此即彼]

either this or that
one or the other

zhuǎnyǎnjíshì

转眼即逝

[轉眼即逝]

to pass in an instant
over in the twinkling of an eye

jíshíxiāoxi

即时消息

[即時消息]

instant message

jíshíjídì

即时即地

[即時即地]

moment-to-moment

jíróngkāfēi

即溶咖啡

[即溶咖啡]

instant coffee

fǔshíjíshì

俯拾即是

[俯拾即是]

see 俯拾皆是 (fǔshíjiēshì)

shāozòngjíshì

稍纵即逝

[稍縱即逝]

transient
fleeting

yīchùjíkuì

一触即溃

[一觸即潰]

to collapse on the first encounter
to give way at once

jíjiāngláilín

即将来临

[即將來臨]

imminent

jíchājíyòng

即插即用

[即插即用]

plug-and-play

jíshítōngxùn

即时通讯

[即時通訊]

instant messaging

yīcùjízhì

一蹴即至

[一蹴即至]

lit. to get there in one step (idiom)
fig. easily done

fēifùjíguì

非富即贵

[非富即貴]

wealthy and respectable people

jízhǐjíyì

即指即译

[即指即譯]

point-and-translate (computing)

jífùjídǎ

即付即打

[即付即打]

pay as you go

dāngduànjíduàn

当断即断

[當斷即斷]

not to delay making a decision when a decision is needed

jíxìngzhīzuò

即兴之作

[即興之作]

improvisation

yīpāijíhé

一拍即合

[一拍即合]

lit. to be together from the first beat (idiom)
to hit it off
to click together
to chime in easily

bùjíbùlí

不即不离

[不即不離]

to be neither too familiar nor too distant
to keep sb at arm's length

shòuwánjízhǐ

售完即止

[售完即止]

while stocks last
subject to availability

diǎndàojízhǐ

点到即止

[點到即止]

to touch on sth and leave it there
to take care not to overdo sth

fēihēijíbái

非黑即白

[非黑即白]

black-or-white (e.g. good or bad, with no middle ground)

píngtáijífúwù

平台即服务

[平台即服務]

(computing) platform as a service (PaaS)

suǒjiànjísuǒdé

所见即所得

[所見即所得]

What you see is what you get (WYSIWYG)

ruǎnjiànjífúwù

软件即服务

[軟件即服務]

software as a service (SaaS)

kěwàng'érbùkějí

可望而不可即

[可望而不可即]

in sight but unattainable (idiom)
inaccessible
also written 可望而不可及 (kěwàng'érbùkějí)

jīchǔshèshījífúwù

基础设施即服务

[基礎設施即服務]

(computing) infrastructure as a service (IaaS)

hūzhījílái,huīzhījíqù

呼之即来，挥之即去

[呼之即來，揮之即去]

to come when called (idiom); ready and compliant
always at sb's beck and call

wúshìxiànyīnqín,fēijiānjídào

无事献殷勤，非奸即盗

[無事獻殷勤，非姦即盜]

one who is unaccountably solicitous is hiding evil intentions (idiom)