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就
jiù
1.
at once
2.
right away
3.
only
4.
just (emphasis)
5.
as early as
6.
already
7.
as soon as
8.
then
9.
in that case
10.
as many as
11.
even if
12.
to approach
13.
to move towards
14.
to undertake
15.
to engage in
16.
to suffer
17.
subjected to
18.
to accomplish
19.
to take advantage of
20.
to go with (of foods)
21.
with regard to
22.
concerning
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
可就
kějiù
certainly
将就
jiāngjiu
to accept (a bit reluctantly)
就任
jiùrèn
to take office
就伴
jiùbàn
to act as companion
就便
jiùbiàn
at sb's convenience
就地
jiùdì
locally
就学
jiùxué
to attend school
就寝
jiùqǐn
to go to sleep
就擒
jiùqín
to be taken prisoner
就是
jiùshì
(emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated)
就木
jiùmù
to die
就业
jiùyè
looking for employment
就此
jiùcǐ
at this point
就算
jiùsuàn
granted that
就范
jiùfàn
to submit
就绪
jiùxù
to be ready
就义
jiùyì
to be killed for a righteous cause
就职
jiùzhí
to take office
就着
jiùzhe
to be next to (colloquial)
就里
jiùlǐ
inside story
Example Sentences (10)
面试的时候，经理对我印象不错，还通知我明天就可以上班了。
Miànshì de shíhou, jīnglǐ duì wǒ yìnxiàng búcuò, hái tōngzhī wǒ míngtiān jiù kěyǐ shàngbān le.
During the interview, the manager had a good impression of me and also told me I could start work tomorrow.
Text 4
王静，好久不见了！大学毕业后就没联系了，你现在在哪儿工作呢？
Wáng Jìng, hǎo jiǔ bú jiàn le! Dàxué bìyè hòu jiù méi liánxì le, nǐ xiànzài zài nǎr gōngzuò ne?
Wang Jing, long time no see! We haven't been in touch since graduating from college. Where are you working now?
Text 3
人们常说“一分钱一分货”，意思是东西的质量和价格有很大的关系，也可以说“便宜没好货，好货不便宜”，一般情况下，你花的钱越多，买的东西也就越好。
Rénmen cháng shuō "yì fēn qián yì fēn huò", yìsi shì dōngxi de zhìliàng hé jiàgé yǒu hěn dà de guānxi, yě kěyǐ shuō "piányi méi hǎo huò, hǎo huò bù piányi", yìbān qíngkuàng xià, nǐ huā de qián yuè duō, mǎi de dōngxi yě jiù yuè hǎo.
People often say "you get what you pay for", meaning that the quality of something is closely related to its price. You can also say "cheap isn't good; good isn't cheap". In general, the more money you spend, the better the things you buy.
Text 5
有的人希望穿得再好一些，房子再大一些，认为经济条件越好人就越幸福。
Yǒu de rén xīwàng chuān de zài hǎo yīxiē, fángzi zài dà yīxiē, rènwéi jīngjì tiáojiàn yuè hǎo rén jiù yuè xìngfú.
Some people hope to dress a bit better, have a slightly bigger house, and believe that the better the economic conditions, the happier people are.
Text 4
最近天气越来越凉快了，风一刮，草地上就会有一层厚厚的黄叶，看来秋天已经到了。
Zuìjìn tiānqì yuè lái yuè liángkuài le, fēng yì guā, cǎodì shàng jiù huì yǒu yì céng hòu hòu de huángyè, kànlái qiūtiān yǐjīng dào le.
Lately the weather has been getting cooler and cooler; when the wind blows, there will be a thick layer of yellow leaves on the grass; it seems autumn has already arrived.
Text 1
明天又要带我儿子去医院打针，想想我就头疼。他就怕打针，每次打针都哭得特别厉害。
Míngtiān yòu yào dài wǒ érzi qù yīyuàn dǎzhēn, xiǎngxiǎng wǒ jiù tóuténg. Tā jiù pà dǎzhēn, měicì dǎzhēn dōu kū de tèbié lìhai.
Tomorrow I have to take my son to the hospital for a shot again, and just thinking about it gives me a headache. He's afraid of shots; every time he gets a shot, he cries really hard.
Text 3
你看人家王老师，刚来这儿工作三年就当了教授，还有个好妻子，真让人羡慕！
Nǐ kàn rénjiā Wáng lǎoshī, gāng lái zhèr gōngzuò sān nián jiù dāng le jiàoshòu, hái yǒu gè hǎo qīzǐ, zhēn ràng rén xiànmù!
Look at Teacher Wang: he came here to work only three years ago and already became a professor, and he even has a good wife. It really makes people envious!
Text 2
明天又要带我儿子去医院打针，想想我就头疼。他就怕打针，每次打针都哭得特别厉害。
Míngtiān yòu yào dài wǒ érzi qù yīyuàn dǎzhēn, xiǎngxiǎng wǒ jiù tóuténg. Tā jiù pà dǎzhēn, měicì dǎzhēn dōu kū de tèbié lìhai.
Tomorrow I have to take my son to the hospital for a shot again, and just thinking about it gives me a headache. He's afraid of shots; every time he gets a shot, he cries really hard.
Text 3
如果你想做什么事情，那就勇敢地去做，不要担心结果，不要考虑会不会失败。
Rúguǒ nǐ xiǎng zuò shénme shìqíng, nà jiù yǒnggǎn de qù zuò, bùyào dānxīn jiéguǒ, bùyào kǎolǜ huì bù huì shībài.
If you want to do something, then be brave and do it. Don't worry about the result. Don't think about whether you will fail.
Text 4
说到结婚，人们就会很自然地想起爱情。
Shuō dào jiéhūn, rénmen jiù huì hěn zìrán de xiǎng qǐ àiqíng.
When it comes to marriage, people naturally think of love.
Text 5
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 2
- Character Frequency Rank
- 26
- Word Frequency Rank
- 19 of 84,292