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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

就 [jiù]

1. verb [靠近] move close to

避重就轻

evade serious issues and dwell on the trivial
2. verb [开始] take … up

就职

take up a position
3. verb [完成] accomplish
4. verb [趁] take the opportunity

等你看完了这本书，就手把读后感写完吧。

You should write the review as soon as you've finished reading the book.
5. verb [搭配着吃] eat … with

泡菜就稀粥

eat pickles with rice congee
6. adverb [强调时间短] shortly

请稍等，我这就做完。

Wait a moment, I'll be finished shortly.
7. adverb [早已] already

他清晨5点就起床了。

He was already up at five in the morning.
8. adverb [表示紧接着] as soon as

我一回家就打电话给你。

I'll call you as soon as I get home.
9. adverb [表示条件关系] then

用功点就能考出好成绩。

If you put in a bit of work then you'll get good exam results.
10. adverb [强调数量多] as much as

他一个月写两篇文章，我一星期就写3篇。

He writes two articles a month. I write as many as three a week.

那么多行李他一人就拎走了。

He carried all that luggage by himself.
11. adverb [仅仅] only

就他一人没来。

He was the only one who didn't come.
12. adverb [原本] already

我就知道他喜欢撒谎。

I already knew he liked to tell lies.

裤子本来就小，洗了后更小。

The trousers were already small, and after washing them they got even smaller.
13. adverb [表示坚决] simply

我就不信完成不了任务。

I simply don't believe I can't finish the job.
14. adverb [强调事实] exactly

这里就是我童年生活过的地方。

This is exactly the place where I spent my childhood.
15. adverb [表示容忍] even though

衬衫难看就难看些吧，因为便宜，我就买了。

Even though the shirt wasn't that nice, I bought it because it was cheap.
16. conjunction even if

你就不来，我也无所谓。

Even if you don't come, I really don't care.
17. preposition on

就贸易争端进行了会谈

hold talks on trade disputes

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

就 [jiù]

1. verb come near; move towards

你就着桌子吃西瓜。

Eat your watermelon over the table.

我们就着路灯下棋。

We played chess by the light of a street lamp.
2. verb undertake; engage in; enter upon

就职

assume office

就业

obtain employment; take up an occupation; get a job
3. verb accomplish; make

这个鼎是青铜铸就的。

This tripod is made of bronze.
4. verb take advantage of; accomodate oneself to

我们就这个机会谈谈。

We'll take this opportunity to have a talk.
5. verb be eaten with; go with

他用花生就酒。

He has peanuts with his drinks.

炒鸡蛋就饭

have some scrambled eggs to go with the rice
6. preposition with regard to; concerning; on

双方就共同关心的问题进行了会谈。

The two sides held talks on questions of common interest.

就我所知

so far as I know
7. adverb at once; right away

一会儿就得。

It'll be ready in a minute.

我这就去。

I'll be going right away.

我就来。

I'll come right away.
8. adverb as early as; already

我星期一就给你钱。

I'll pay you right on Monday.

今天我七点钟就来了。

I was here as early as 7 o'clock today.
9. adverb as soon as; right after

说干就干

act without delay

我一见他就生气。

As soon as I see him, I get angry.
10. adverb in that case; then

要是你来，我就高兴了。

If you come, (then) I'll be very happy.
11. adverb as much as; as many as

光衬衫他就有二十件。

He has as many as 20 shirts.
12. adverb only; merely; just

就这一本了，看完请马上还。

This is the only copy left. Please return it as soon as you finish reading it.
13. adverb just; simply; right

我不知道为什么，我就不喜欢他。

I don't know why, I just don't like him.

我就不信我们妇女干不了这一行。

I just wouldn't believe that we women couldn't do this sort of work.
14. adverb exactly; precisely

医务室就在这儿。

This is where the clinic is.

你就是我要找的那个人。

You are precisely the person I'm looking for.
15. conjunction even if

你就生气也没用。

Even if you get angry, it won't help.

你就不说，我也会知道的。

Even if you won't tell me, I'll know anyway.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

就 [jiù]

1. 动接近；凑近

避重就轻。
2. 动到

各就各位

就座

就席。
3. 动开始进入或从事(某种事业)

就职

就学

就业。
4. 动依从

半推半就

迁就。
5. 介 a)引进动作行为发生时所靠近的处所。

就地取材

就近入学

就着小油灯看书

就着院墙搭了个棚子。
6. b)引进动作的对象或范围。

就职工教育问题展开讨论

就写作技巧来说，这篇小说是很成熟的。
7. c)表示动作行为凭借的条件，相当于"趁"

就着这场雨，赶紧把苗补齐

就着进城的机会，买两件好衣服。
8. 副 a)表示将在很短的时间以内发生。

别急，我马上就走

眼看麦子就熟了，谁知来了一场雹子。
9. b)表示动作行为在很久以前已经发生(前面往往有时间词语)

这孩子上学以前就认识五百多个字了

风早就住了。
10. c)表示前后两件事接着发生。

抬腿就走

听完就明白了

一说话就脸红。
11. d)表示在某种条件下自然发生某种结果(常跟"如果""只要""既然"等搭配

既然不同意就算了

你愿意走就走吧。
12. e)表示事实如此。

这儿就是我的家

车站就前面。
13. f)加强肯定。

我就知道他不会来的

不去，就不去！
14. g)限定范围，相当于"只""仅"。

屋里就剩下我一个人

这次聚会就他没有来。
15. h)强调数量多寡

他就要了3张票，没多要

咱俩才抬100斤，人家一个人就挑30斤。
16. 连表示假设兼让步，相当于"即使"

你就坐汽车也赶不上他了

这本书他就拿去也看不懂。
17. 动完成

功成名就

草草写就。
18. 动菜肴、果品等搭配着主食或酒吃

稀饭就咸菜

就着花生米喝酒。

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Examples

就在附近，几分钟就可走到。: It's only a few minutes' walk from here.
办个企业本来就不容易，加上这些没完没了的烦琐手续，工作就更加困难了。: It isn't easy to start a business in the first place, but with all this endless red tape, it is all the more difficult.
他本来就不愿意去嘛，就不要勉强他了。: He just doesn't want to go. Don't force him.
我就做错过那么一次，你就老用这个来拿捏我。: That's the only mistake I made and you are always using it against me.
要就去跳舞，要就去听音乐，别处我不去。: Let's go either to the dance or to the concert. I won't go anywhere else.
打得赢就打，打不赢就走。: Fight when you can win, move away when you can't.
出徒以后就能自己挣钱了，小伙计心里想着就高兴。: The apprentice was very happy when he thought of being able to make money on his own upon the conclusion of his apprenticeship.
储蓄所五点半就要关门了，你要去办理业务就快一点。: If you want to do a transaction you should hurry, because the bank closes at 5:30.
我们的恩怨就此一笔勾销，从此就做陌路人。: All the gratitude and resentment between us is forgotten. From now on we will be complete strangers.
他俩一到一起就咕叽个不停，就好像有多少话要说。: The moment they meet each other, they keep whispering without stopping as though they have a great deal to say to each other.; 5542 more results

Character Decomposition

京 [jīng]	+	尤 [yóu]

Stroke Order

Total Strokes: 12

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nciku Note

Paired conjunctions as conveyors of conditions

Paired conjunctions as conveyors of conditions

A conjunction is a word or expression that acts as a transition between clauses and phrases in a complex sentence. For example: "不但……而且……" búdàn...érqiě... (not only … but also …), "如果……就……" rúguǒ...jiù... (if… then…), and "总而言之" zǒng'éryánzhī (all in all), where the first clause or phrase is connected to the following clause or phrase by a conjunction.

In a conditional sentence, the first part establishes the condition that follows after the words “只要” zhǐyào, “只有” zhǐyǒu, “不论” búlùn or “不管” bùguǎn, while the second part expresses the result after the “就” jiù, “才” cái, “都” dōu, or “也” yě.
(1) 只要你努力了，就一定会取得好成绩。
(2) 只有你努力了，才会取得好成绩。
(3) 不论你手里拿的是什么，都交出来。
(4) 不管你手里拿的是什么，也要交出来。

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