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就

jiù · jiu

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 1Old HSK 2

Meaning

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  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 (jiù shì)) 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 (zhe)) taking advantage of
  9. (of food) to go with
  10. with regard to; concerning
  11. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ...
  12. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ...
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One milk tea

  1. Dengdeng

    老板(lǎobǎn)，来(lái)一(yī)杯(bēi)奶茶(nǎichá)。

    Boss, one milk tea, please.

  2. Liangliang

    就(jiù)一(yī)杯(bēi)？你(nǐ)不是(bùshì)说(shuō)请(qǐng)我(wǒ)吗(ma)？

    Just one? Did you not say you would treat me?

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)请(qǐng)你(nǐ)，所以(suǒyǐ)你(nǐ)就(jiù)喝(hē)这(zhè)杯(bēi)。

    I am treating you, so you just drink this cup.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)喝(hē)什么(shénme)？

    Then what will you drink?

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)就(jiù)看着(kànzhe)你(nǐ)喝(hē)。

    I will just watch you drink.

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)我(wǒ)就(jiù)喝(hē)得(de)慢(màn)一点(yīdiǎn)，你(nǐ)多(duō)看(kàn)一会儿(yīhuìr)。

    Then I will drink slowly, so you can watch longer.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

一(yí)看(kàn)到(dào)甜(tián)点(diǎn)，我(wǒ)就(jiù)无(wú)法(fǎ)自(zì)拔(bá)。

When it comes to sweets, I just can't control myself.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fercheung · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)几(jī)乎(hū)没(méi)有(yǒu)说(shuō)完(wán)话(huà)，就(jiù)被(bèi)他(tā)打(dǎ)断(duàn)了(le)。

She had scarcely finished speaking when he cut in.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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