(jiù) - then, just, exactly, as soon as in Mandarin
jiùTraditional: 就
Translation
then, just, exactly, as soon as
Word origin
就 means then, just or exactly. It combines 京 (jīng, a high mound or capital) with 尤 (yóu), and originally meant to go towards or settle at a high place, hence to approach or accomplish.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 京 (jīng, high mound) + 尤 (yóu)
Stroke order
就
Examples
。
I'll come right away.
。
He is exactly my older brother.
课。
Go home as soon as class ends.
。
He goes to sleep as soon as he gets home.
。
This is precisely my answer.
就 (jiù) is a versatile adverb meaning then, just, or exactly, often emphasising immediacy.
Appears in 5 words
Multi-character compounds in the corpus that contain 就.
Used in
Stories
(9)Grammar articles
(4)Mandarin Conjunctions: 虽然…但是, 因为…所以, 如果…就 and the Paired Structures That Join Clauses
Figurative Directional Complements in Mandarin: 起来, 下去 and 出来 Beyond Up, Down and Out
Mandarin Intermediate Grammar (B1-B2 / HSK 4-5): Complements, Conjunctions and the Full 了 System
The Two 了 in Mandarin: Completion 了 After the Verb vs Change-of-State 了 at the End
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