即席
jí xí
Pinyin

Definition

即席
 - 
jí xí
  1. impromptu
  2. improvised
  3. to take one's seat (at a banquet etc)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

即
jí
  1. 1 namely
  2. 2 that is
  3. 3 i.e.
  4. 4 prompt
  5. 5 at once
  6. 6 at present
  7. 7 even if
  8. 8 prompted (by the occasion)
  9. 9 to approach
  10. 10 to come into contact
  11. 11 to assume (office)
  12. 12 to draw near
即使
jí shǐ
  1. 1 even if
  2. 2 even though
即将
jí jiāng
  1. 1 on the eve of
  2. 2 to be about to
  3. 3 to be on the verge of
立即
lì jí
  1. 1 immediately
主席
zhǔ xí
  1. 1 chairperson
  2. 2 premier
  3. 3 chairman
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
出席
chū xí
  1. 1 to attend
  2. 2 to participate
  3. 3 present
即便
jí biàn
  1. 1 even if
  2. 2 even though
  3. 3 right away
  4. 4 immediately
即刻
jí kè
  1. 1 immediately
  2. 2 instant
  3. 3 instantly
即日
jí rì
  1. 1 this or that very day
  2. 2 in the next few days
即时
jí shí
  1. 1 immediate
席
Xí
  1. 1 surname Xi
席卷
xí juǎn
  1. 1 to engulf
  2. 2 to sweep
  3. 3 to carry away everything
毛主席
Máo Zhǔ xí
  1. 1 Chairman Mao
  2. 2 Mao Zedong 毛澤東|毛泽东 (1893-1976), Chinese Communist leader
缺席
quē xí
  1. 1 absence
  2. 2 absent
随即
suí jí
  1. 1 immediately
  2. 2 presently
  3. 3 following which
首席
shǒu xí
  1. 1 chief (representative, correspondent etc)
一席之地
yī xí zhī dì
  1. 1 (acknowledged) place
  2. 2 a role to play
  3. 3 niche
一席话
yī xí huà
  1. 1 the content of a conversation
  2. 2 words
  3. 3 remarks
一触即溃
yī chù jí kuì
  1. 1 to collapse on the first encounter
  2. 2 to give way at once
一触即发
yī chù jí fā
  1. 1 could happen at any moment
  2. 2 on the verge

Idioms (12)

一拍即合
yī pāi jí hé
  1. 1 lit. to be together from the first beat (idiom)
  2. 2 to hit it off
  3. 3 to click together
  4. 4 to chime in easily
一蹴即至
yī cù jí zhì
  1. 1 to get there in one step (idiom); easily done
  2. 2 success at a stroke
  3. 3 to get results overnight
千里搭长棚，没有不散的宴席
qiān lǐ dā cháng péng , méi yǒu bù sàn de yàn xí
  1. 1 even if you build a thousand-league awning for it, every banquet must come to an end (idiom)
可望而不可即
kě wàng ér bù kě jí
  1. 1 in sight but unattainable (idiom)
  2. 2 inaccessible
  3. 3 also written 可望而不可及[kě wàng ér bù kě jí]
呼之即来
hū zhī jí lái
  1. 1 to come when called (idiom); ready and compliant
  2. 2 always at sb's beck and call
呼之即来，挥之即去
hū zhī jí lái , huī zhī jí qù
  1. 1 to come when called (idiom); ready and compliant
  2. 2 always at sb's beck and call
天下没有不散的筵席
tiān xià méi yǒu bù sàn de yán xí
  1. 1 all good things must come to an end (idiom)
席地而坐
xí dì ér zuò
  1. 1 to sit on the ground or the floor (idiom)
席地而睡
xí dì ér shuì
  1. 1 to sleep on the ground (idiom)
无事献殷勤，非奸即盗
wú shì xiàn yīn qín , fēi jiān jí dào
  1. 1 one who is unaccountably solicitous is hiding evil intentions (idiom)
若即若离
ruò jí ruò lí
  1. 1 lit. seeming neither close nor distant (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to keep one's distance
  3. 3 (of a relationship) lukewarm
  4. 4 vague
虚席以待
xū xí yǐ dài
  1. 1 to reserve a seat for sb (idiom)

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