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From :   Lee Kong

Date : 2008-10-08 / 04:36PM

What does 即 means in the following:

但火箭升空后不久即发生故障

What ’s the point of putting 即 here? Can we also ignore 即 and simply say: 但火箭升空后不久发生故障

Here’s the context:

千龙网讯据日本共同社报道,当地时间11月29日13时33分(北京时间12时33分),日本从位于鹿儿岛县种子岛的宇宙中心使用H2-A火箭6号机搭载一对间谍卫星发射升空,但火箭升空后不久即发生故障,地面控制站不得不于13时43分53秒发出了火箭自行销毁的指令,日本未能将用于军事侦察目的的“信息收集卫星2号机”送入预定轨道。

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 Benny the Mandarin Teacher bennysland.com 
2008-10-08 / 09:53PM

Hi Lee Kong, here this “即” means “就”, this word is only used for the written. It means “just”

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