Chinese symbol for “impromptu”
即席
jí xí
impromptu; improvised; to take one's seat (at a banquet etc)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for impromptu is 即席 (jí xí), defined as: impromptu; improvised; to take one's seat (at a banquet etc).
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “impromptu”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 即兴 (即興) | jí xìng | improvisation (in the arts); impromptu |
| 临场 (臨場) | lín chǎng | to be at the scene (sitting for an exam, performing, competing, giving directions etc); firsthand (experience) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 即席.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 即使 | jí shǐ | even if; even though |
| 立即 | lì jí | immediately |
| 即将 (即將) | jí jiāng | about to; on the point of; soon |
| 即可 | jí kě | equivalent to 就可以; can then (do sth) |
| 即便 | jí biàn | even if; even though |
| 随即 (隨即) | suí jí | immediately; presently |
| 主席 | zhǔ xí | chairperson; premier |
| 出席 | chū xí | to attend; to participate |
See also: Japanese symbol for “impromptu”.
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.