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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

就 [jiù]
  1. 1. verb [靠近] move close to
    避重就轻
    evade serious issues and dwell on the trivial
  2. 2. verb [开始] take … up
    就职
    take up a position
  3. 3. verb [完成] accomplish
  4. 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. 5. verb [搭配着吃] eat … with
    泡菜就稀粥
    eat pickles with rice congee
  6. 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. 7. adverb [早已] already
    他清晨5点就起床了。
    He was already up at five in the morning.
  8. 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. 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. 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. 11. adverb [仅仅] only
    就他一人没来。
    He was the only one who didn't come.
  12. 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. 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. 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. 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. 16. conjunction [表示容忍] even if
    你就不来，我也无所谓。
    Even if you don't come, I really don't care.
  17. 17. preposition [表示容忍] on
    就贸易争端进行了会谈
    hold talks on trade disputes

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

就 [jiù]
  1. 1. verb come near; move towards
    他就着台灯看书。
    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. 2. verb undertake; engage in; enter upon
    就职
    assume office
    就业
    obtain employment; take up an occupation; get a job
  3. 3. verb accomplish; make
    崇高目标能够成就非凡人生。
    这个鼎是青铜铸就的。
    This tripod is made of bronze.
  4. 4. verb take advantage of; accomodate oneself to
    他这是在就题发挥。
    我们就这个机会谈谈。
    We'll take this opportunity to have a talk.
  5. 5. verb be eaten with; go with
    你愿意用咸菜就粥吗？
    今晚我们吃炸酱就面。
    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
    他就着青菜吃饭。
  6. 6. preposition with regard to; concerning; on
    就我所知道的，他现在在北京。
    就我所知，这件事没那么简单。
    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. 7. adverb at once; right away
    这么一来，事情就好办了。
    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.
    他就要出门了。
  8. 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.
    早在十年前，他就已经是名声在外了。
  9. 9. adverb as soon as; right after
    闹钟一响，就叫醒我。
    说干就干
    act without delay
    我一见他就生气。
    As soon as I see him, I get angry.
    他一来，我就走。
  10. 10. adverb in that case; then
    如果我中了奖，我就请大家吃饭。
    要是你来，我就高兴了。
    If you come, (then) I'll be very happy.
  11. 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. 12. adverb only; merely; just
    就你最麻烦，好吧，再等你五分钟。
    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.
    为什么就不能让我去？
    我就喜欢看书。
  13. 13. adverb just; simply; right
    你再反对，我就不理你了。
    我就是这个倔脾气。
    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. 14. adverb exactly; precisely
    杯子就在那儿，随便喝点什么吧。
    这就是我喜欢的那朵花。
    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.
    你就是我喜欢的人。
  15. 15. conjunction even if
    天就再冷，我也不怕。
    你就是亲自来，我也不怕。
    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. 1. 动 接近;凑近
    避重就轻。
  2. 2. 动 到
    各就各位
    就座
    就席。
  3. 3. 动 开始进入或从事(某种事业)
    就职
    就学
    就业。
  4. 4. 动 依从
    半推半就
    迁就。
  5. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 12. e)表示事实如此。
    这儿就是我的家
    车站就前面。
  13. 13. f)加强肯定。
    我就知道他不会来的
    不去，就不去！
  14. 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. 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. 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. 17. 动 完成
    功成名就
    草草写就。
  18. 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. → 附近
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. → 加上
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. → 嘛
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. → 拿捏
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. → 要
打得赢就打，打不赢就走。
Fight when you can win, move away when you can't. → 走
我就学了个半瓶子醋，就不拿出来炫耀了。 → 半瓶醋
您就先歇着吧，其他事情交给我就好了。 → 歇
就一箭之地，我走过去就可以了。 → 一箭之地
翻过这个山头就可以见到一排白色房屋，那就是我的母校。 → 翻
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Character Decomposition

京
[jīng]		 + 尤
[yóu]

Stroke Order

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nciku Note

Paired conjunctions as conveyors of conditions in a complex sentence

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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……" (not only … but also …), "如果……就……" (if… then…), and "总而言之" (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”，“只有”“不论” or “不管,” while the second part expresses the result after the “就”，“才”，“都”，or “也”.

e.g. （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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