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jiù

(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then; (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after

HSK 3.0 · Level 1 HSK 2.0 · Level 2 adverbprepositionconjunctionverb

Meaning

jiù jiu4

(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 ...

Example sentences

yàoshi要是tā他bù不tóngyì同意，tā他jiù就huì会shuō说。

He’ll say if he doesn’t agree.
wǒ我gōngzuò工作yī一zuò做wán完jiù就lái来zhǎo找nǐmen你们。

I’ll come and find you once I’ve finished my work.
dé得bù不dào到de的dōngxī东西jiù就zuì最xiǎng想dédào得到。

It is the things that we do not possess which seem to us most desirable.
wǒ我yī一huídào回到jiā家jiù就dǎdiànhuà打电话gěi给nǐ你。

I will give you a call as soon as I get home.

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