就
jiù
HSK 1Rank #4,443
- 1.(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then
- 2.(after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after
- 3.(same as 就是[jiu4 shi4]) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly
- 4.only; as little as
- 5.as much as; as many as
- 6.to approach; to move towards
- 7.to undertake; to engage in
- 8.(often followed by 著|着[zhe5]) taking advantage of
- 9.(of food) to go with
- 10.with regard to; concerning
- 11.(bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就[yi1 cu4 er2 jiu4])
- 12.(pattern: 就[jiu4] ... 也[ye3] ...) even if ... still ...
- 13.(pattern: 不[bu4] ... 就[jiu4] ...) if not ... then must be ...
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