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Hanzi

就

(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/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/(pattern: 就[jiu4] ... 也[ye3] ...) even if ... still .../(pattern: 不[bu4] ... 就[jiu4] ...) if not ... then must be ...

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 1

Pinyin

jiù

Bopomofo

ㄐㄧㄡˋ

Jyutping

zau6

Example sentences

就 jiù
他一回家就睡覺了。
他一回家就睡觉了。

He went to sleep as soon as he got home.

如 rú
如你不去，我就自己去。

If you don't go, I'll go by myself.

就算 jiùsuàn
就算下大雨，我也要去跑步。

Even if it rains heavily, I will still go running.

成就 chéngjiù
他在科學領域取得了巨大的成就。
他在科学领域取得了巨大的成就。

He has achieved great success in the field of science.

領域 / 领域 lǐngyù
他在物理學領域取得巨大的成就。
他在物理学领域取得巨大的成就。

He achieved great success in the field of physics.

也就是說 / 也就是说 yějiùshìshuō
他沒來，也就是說，他不想參加這個活動。
他没来，也就是说，他不想参加这个活动。

He didn't come, in other words, he doesn't want to participate in this activity.

Example Vocabulary

就

jiu4

then; at once; right away; as soon as

就算

jiu4'suan4

even if; granted that

成就

cheng2'jiu4

achievement; success; to accomplish

一揮而就

yi1'hui1'er2'jiu4

一蹴而就

yi1'cu4'er2'jiu4

也就是說

ye3'jiu4'shi4'shuo1

in other words; that is to say

保外就醫

bao3'wai4'jiu4'yi1

功成名就

gong1'cheng2'ming2'jiu4

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