就

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Example sentences

• 人就是人。

  Rén jiù shì rén

  People are people.

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• 这就对了。

  Zhè jiù duì le

  Now that's right.

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• 我这就走。

  Wǒ zhè jiù zǒu

  I'm going now.

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• 现在就做！

  Xiàn zài jiù zuò

  Do it now!

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Words containing 就

• 就jiù 4(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then; (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after; (same as 是) 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 着) taking advantage of; (of food) to go with; with regard to; concerning; (pattern: 就 ... 也 ...) even if ... still ...; (pattern: 不 ... 就 ...) if not ... then must be ...
• 就要jiù yào 4–4 will; shall; to be going to
• 早就zǎo jiù 3–4 already at an earlier time
• 就是jiù shì 4–4 exactly; precisely; only; simply; just; (used correlatively with 也) even; even if
• 成就chéng jiù 2–4 accomplishment; success; achievement; to achieve (a result); to create; to bring about
• 就业jiù yè 4–4 to get a job; employment
• 就算jiù suàn 4–4 (coll.) even if
• 就是说jiù shì shuō 4–4–1in other words; that is
• 就职jiù zhí 4–2 to take office; to assume a post
• 这就是说zhè jiù shì shuō 4–4–4–1in other words; that is to say
• 迁就qiān jiù 1–4 to yield; to adapt to; to accommodate to (sth)
• 就近jiù jìn 4–4 nearby; in a close neighborhood