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 | 就1 | | jiù | 动介 | | | 1 come near; move towards: | | | 大家就拢来烤火取暖。 They all gathered round the fire to get warm. | | | 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 undertake; engage in; enter upon: | | | 就农 engage in farming |
| 3 accomplish; make: | | | 这个鼎是青铜铸就的。 This tripod is made of bronze. |
| 4 take advantage of; accomodate oneself to: | | | 我们就这个机会谈谈。 We'll take this opportunity to have a talk. | | | 只好就这块料子做了。 We'll have to make do with this little piece of fabric. | | | 我反正有空，就你的时间吧。 Make it anytime that suits you; I'm free anyway. |
| 5 be eaten with; go with: | | | 炒鸡蛋就饭 scramble eggs to go with the rice | | | 他用花生就酒。 He nibbles peanuts with his drink. |
| 1 with regard to; concerning; on: | | | 就我所知 as far as I know | | | 双方就共同关心的问题进行了会谈。 The two sides held talks on matters of common interest. |
| 2 [used to form a set phrase with a passive meaning]: | | | 就捕 be arrested |
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| 就2 | | jiù | 副 | | | 1 at once; right away: | | | 我就来。 I'll come right away. or I'm on my way. | | | 我这就去。 I'll go right away. | | | 一会儿就得。 It'll be ready in a minute. |
| 2 as early as; already: | | | 我星期一就给你钱。 I'll pay you on Monday. | | | 今天我七点钟就来了。 I was here by 7 o'clock today. |
| 3 as soon as; right after: | | | 说干就干 act without delay | | | 我吃了饭就出去了。 As soon as I finished eating, I went out. | | | 我一见他就生气。 Whenever I see him, I get angry. | | | 他每天下了课就回家。 He comes home every day right after class. |
| 4 in that case; then: | | | 要是你来，我就高兴了。 If you come, (then) I'll be very happy. | | | 不经过艰苦奋斗，就不能胜利。 All victories are won through arduous struggle. |
| 5 as much as; as many as: | | | 光衬衫他就有二十件。 He has as many as 20 shirts. | | | 光回收废品一项，他们就给公司节约了二十万元。 Just by collecting scrap, they saved all of 200 000 yuan for the company. |
| 6 [between two identical elements to express resignation]: | | | 丢了就丢了吧，以后小心点。 If it's lost, it's lost. Just be more careful from now on. |
| 7 to begin with; as expected: | | | 我就料到他会等我们的。 I knew he'd be waiting for us. | | | 我本来就不懂法语。 I never said I knew any French in the first place. |
| 8 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. | | | 我就要几张纸。 I just want a few sheets of paper. | | | 我就去过一次上海。 I've been to Shanghai only once before. | | | 我们就等你的决定了。 All we need is your decision. |
| 9 just; simply: | | | 我就不信我们妇女干不了这一行。 I just don't believe we women can't do this job. | | | 不知道为什么，我就不喜欢他。 I don't know why I don't like him. |
| 10 exactly; precisely: | | | 医务室就在这儿。 This is where the clinic is. |
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| 就3 | | jiù | 连 | | | 连 even if: | | | 你就生气也没用。 Even getting angry won't help. | | | 你就不说，我也会知道的。 Even if you don't tell me, I'll know anyway. |
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