(jiù) - then, just, exactly, as soon as in Mandarin

jiù

Traditional: 就

HSK 2

#14 of 5,000 Core 1000

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

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Examples

。

I'll come right away.

。

He is exactly my older brother.

课kè。

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.

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Multi-character compounds in the corpus that contain 就.

就是jiù shìexactly is; just is; even if 就要jiù yàoabout to, will soon 就算jiù suàneven if, even though, even supposing 早就zǎo jiùlong ago, already by now 就行了jiù xíng lethat will do, that is enough

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