English–Chinese
“right away” in Chinese
How to say “right away” in Chinese
“Right away” in Chinese is 就 (jiù).
A marker that draws the next event close, or pins an action to one clear point.
Example sentences with 就
电影就要开始了。diàn yǐng jiù yào kāi shǐ le
The movie is about to start.
Tips for using 就
- In the common two-part pattern, this adverb normally comes before the verb in the second part, while English often puts a time adverb after the action.
Other Chinese words for “right away”
我马上回来。wǒ mǎ shàng huí lái
I will come back right away.
他一听到声音，便跑了出去。tā yì tīng dào shēng yīn biàn pǎo le chū qù
He heard the sound and ran outside right away.
交完钱后，即可取货。jiāo wán qián hòu jí kě qǔ huò
After paying, you can pick up the goods right away.
他看到消息后当即打了电话。tā kàn dào xiāo xī hòu dāng jí dǎ le diàn huà
He called right away after seeing the message.
我一下子就明白了。wǒ yí xià zi jiù míng bái le
I understood right away.