就
Traditional form:
就
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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