就
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- Definition: (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then, (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after, (same as 是) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly, only; as little as, as much as; as many as, to approach; to move towards, to undertake; to engage in, (often followed by 着) taking advantage of, (of food) to go with, with regard to; concerning, (pattern: 就 ... 也 ...) even if ... still ..., (pattern: 不 ... 就 ...) if not ... then must be ...
- HSK Level: 1
- Frequency Rank: 15
- Alternate Forms: 就
- Notes: POS: d, p, c, v
Variants
就
- Pinyin: jiù
- English Definitions: (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then, (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after, (same as 是) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly, only; as little as, as much as; as many as, to approach; to move towards, to undertake; to engage in, (often followed by 着) taking advantage of, (of food) to go with, with regard to; concerning, (pattern: 就 ... 也 ...) even if ... still ..., (pattern: 不 ... 就 ...) if not ... then must be ...
- Notes: Classifiers:
Other transcriptions: numeric: jiu4, wadegiles: chiu⁴, bopomofo: ㄐㄧㄡˋ, romatzyh: jiow