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Chinese symbol for “immediately”

当时
dàng shí
Traditional: 當時
immediately; right then

The closest CC-CEDICT match for immediately is 当时 (dàng shí), defined as: immediately; right then.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

当 dàng
appropriate, timely; to act, to serve; the sound of bells
radical 58 ⼹ · 6 strokes
时 shí
time, season; period, era, age
radical 72 ⽇ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “immediately”

WordPinyinMeaning
立即lì jíimmediately
立刻lì kèimmediately; at once; right away
随即 (隨即)suí jíimmediately; presently
当下 (當下)dāng xiàimmediately; at once
顿时 (頓時)dùn shíimmediately; suddenly

Related words

Other words that share a character with 当时.

WordPinyinMeaning
当然 (當然)dāng ránonly natural; as it should be
当地 (當地)dāng dìlocal
相当 (相當)xiāng dāngequivalent to; appropriate
当年 (當年)dāng niánin those days; back then; in those years; to be in the prime of life
时间 (時間)shí jiān(concept of) time; (duration of) time
时候 (時候)shí houtime; length of time
同时 (同時)tóng shíat the same time; simultaneously
时期 (時期)shí qīperiod; phase

See also: Japanese symbol for “immediately”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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