就 (jiù): meaning and stroke order
就 (jiù) means (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then.
就
- Simplified
- 就
- Traditional
- 就 (same form)
- Pinyin
- jiù
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Stroke order of 就
就
- jiù (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then; (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after
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Meaning of 就
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jiù
- (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then
- (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after
- (same as 就是[jiu4 shi4]) 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[zhe5]) taking advantage of
- (of food) to go with
- with regard to; concerning
- (pattern: 就[jiu4] ... 也[ye3] ...) even if ... still ...
- (pattern: 不[bu4] ... 就[jiu4] ...) if not ... then must be ...
Radical and structure
- 就
- Radical 尢 (Kangxi radical 43) · 12 strokes · 京 on the left, 尤 on the right
Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan database. Structure: the shapes a character is written with (BabelStone IDS), not necessarily parts that carry meaning or sound.
Words with 就
- 就是 jiù shì exactly; precisely; only; simply; just
- 就算 jiù suàn (coll.) even if
- 早就 zǎo jiù already at an earlier time
- 就此 jiù cǐ at this point; thus
- 就业 jiù yè to get a job; employment
- 成就 chéng jiù accomplishment; success
- 也就是说 yě jiù shì shuō in other words; that is to say
就 in our stories
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第一天早上，她只跑了十分钟就跑不动了。
dì-yī tiān zǎoshang tā zhǐ pǎo le shí fēnzhōng jiù pǎo bú dòng le
On the first morning she ran only ten minutes before she couldn't run any more.
From the story A little more every day HSK 2
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老奶奶说：“往前走，到第二个路口往左拐，书店就在银行旁边。”
lǎonǎinai shuō wǎng qián zǒu dào dì-èr gè lùkǒu wǎng zuǒ guǎi shūdiàn jiù zài yínháng pángbiān
The old lady says, "Go straight on, turn left at the second junction, and the bookshop is next to the bank."
From the story How do I get to the bookshop? HSK 2
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妻子打开冰箱，手机就在牛奶旁边！
qīzi dǎkāi bīngxiāng shǒujī jiù zài niúnǎi pángbiān
His wife opens the fridge: the phone is right next to the milk!
From the story Where's my phone? HSK 2
Stories using 就
- A little more every day HSK 2
- How do I get to the bookshop? HSK 2
- Where's my phone? HSK 2
- The little dragon and the rain HSK 2
- The first date HSK 2
- The train to Xi'an HSK 3
Dictionary data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data: Hanzi Writer data, derived from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License). Animation: Hanzi Writer (MIT licence). Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan (Unicode License v3).