就

jiù

Other characters with the syllable jiu: see all 11 →

Meaning

(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then
(after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after
(same as 就是[jiu4 shi4]) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly

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only; as little as
as much as; as many as
to approach; to move towards
to undertake; to engage in
(often followed by 著|着[zhe5]) taking advantage of
(of food) to go with
with regard to; concerning
bound formto reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就[yi1 cu4 er2 jiu4])
(pattern: 就[jiu4] ... 也[ye3] ...) even if ... still ...
(pattern: 不[bu4] ... 就[jiu4] ...) if not ... then must be ...

Example

他就要出院了。

He'll be discharged.

From 就要 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

12 strokes

Words containing 就

就要jiùyàowillHSK 2 早就zǎo jiùalready at an earlier timeHSK 2 成就chéngjiùaccomplishmentHSK 3 就是jiùshìexactly; preciselyHSK 3 就业jiùyèto get a jobHSK 3 就算jiùsuàn(coll.) even ifHSK 6 就是说jiùshìshuōin other words; that isHSK 6 这就是说zhè jiùshì shuōin other wordsHSK 6

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