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就

jiù

HSK 2 Character

What 就 means

1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then
2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after
3. (same as {就是|jiù shì}) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly
4. only; as little as
5. as much as; as many as
6. to approach; to move towards
7. to undertake; to engage in
8. (often followed by {着|zhe}) taking advantage of
9. (of food) to go with
10. with regard to; concerning
11. bound formto reach; to attain (as in {一蹴而就|yī cù ér jiù})
12. (pattern: {就|jiù} ... {也|yě} ...) even if ... still ...
13. (pattern: {不|bù} ... {就|jiù} ...) if not ... then must be ...

Example sentences

• 就是！
  Exactly!
• 那就是人生
  Nà jiùshì rénshēng
  Such is life!
• 一切就绪。
  Yīqièjiùxù.
  Everything's ready.
• 现在就做！
  Do it now!
• 我这就走。
  I'm going now.
• 现在就做。
  Do it now.

Words starting with 就

• 就是jiù shìexactly; precisely; only; simply; just; (used correlatively with 也
• 就要jiù yàowill; shall; to be going to
• 就业jiù yèto get a job; employment
• 就职jiù zhíto take office; to assume a post
• 就近jiù jìnnearby; in a close neighborhood
• 就算jiù suàn(colloquial) even if
• 就是说jiù shì shuōin other words; that is
• 就此jiù cǐat this point; thus; from then on
• 就读jiù dúto go to school
• 就餐jiù cānto dine; to have one's meal
• 就地jiù dìlocally; on the spot
• 就学jiù xuéto attend school
• 就医jiù yīto receive medical treatment
• 就诊jiù zhěnto see a doctor; to seek medical advice
• 就任jiù rènto take office; to assume a post
• 就绪jiù xùto be ready; to be in order
• 就业率jiù yè lǜemployment rate
• 就寝jiù qǐnto go to sleep; to go to bed (literary)
• 就座jiù zuòto take a seat
• 就范jiù fànto submit; to give in
• 就事论事jiù shì lùn shìto discuss sth on its own merits; to judge the matter as it stands
• 就里jiù lǐinside story
• 就业机会jiù yè jī huìemployment opportunity; job opening
• 就道jiù dàoto set off; to take to the road

Words containing 就

• 成就chéng jiùaccomplishment; success; achievement
• 也就是yě jiù shìin other words; i.e.
• 迁就qiān jiùto yield to; to adapt to; to accommodate oneself to (sth)
• 早就zǎo jiùalready at an earlier time
• 也就是说yě jiù shì shuōin other words; that is to say; so
• 可就kě jiùcertainly
• 造就zào jiùto bring up; to train; to contribute to
• 本就běn jiùby nature; fundamentally; inherently
• 成就感chéng jiù gǎnsense of achievement
• 这就是说zhè jiù shì shuōin other words; that is to say
• 练就liàn jiùto master (a skill)
• 按部就班àn bù jiù bān(idiom) to follow the prescribed order; to keep to the working routine
• 生就shēng jiùto be born with; to be gifted with
• 铸就zhù jiùto cast; to forge; to form
• 功成名就gōng chéng míng jiùto win success and recognition (idiom)
• 驾轻就熟jià qīng jiù shúlit. an easy drive on a familiar path (idiom); fig. experience makes progress easy…
• 半推半就bàn tuī bàn jiùhalf willing and half unwilling (idiom); to yield after making a show of resistance
• 各就各位gè jiù gè wèi(of the people in a group) to get into position (idiom); (athletics) On your mark!
• 一蹴而就yī cù ér jiùto get there in one step (idiom); easily done; success at a stroke…
• 这就zhè jiùimmediately; at once
• 将就jiāng jiuto accept (a bit reluctantly); to put up with
• 将计就计jiāng jì jiù jìto beat sb at their own game (idiom)
• 高就gāo jiùto take up a prestigious position; (courteous) to work (as in 您在哪高就
• 不明就里bù míng jiù lǐnot to understand the situation; unaware of the ins and outs

Characters that look like 就

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 鼓gǔdrum; to drum; to strike
• 乾qiánone of the Eight Trigrams 八卦; male principle; ☰
• 梳shūto comb; (bound form) a comb
• 鱿yóu(bound form) squid
• 跛bǒto limp; lame; crippled
• 敝bìmy (polite); poor; ruined

Sounds the same

Read jiù, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 旧old; opposite: new 新; former
• 救to save; to assist; to rescue
• 舅maternal uncle
• 咎fault; to blame; to punish
• 鹫vulture
• 臼mortar
• 疚chronic disease; guilt; remorse
• 厩stable; barn
• 柩bier
• 桕Tallow tree; Sapium sebiferum
• 僦(literary) to rent; to hire; to lease
• 㠇(name of a mountain ridge)