Definitions: 1

HSK: 2

Frequency: 27

Radical:

Strokes: 12

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jiù (jiu4)

  • (after a suppositional clause) in that case
  • then
  • (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after
  • (same as 就是) 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 著|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 ...