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Traditional form:

Pinyin (reading):

jiù

Definitions:

  • (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then
  • (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after
  • (same as 就是 (jiùshì)) 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 (zhe)) taking advantage of
  • (of food) to go with
  • with regard to; concerning
  • (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ...
  • (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ...

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