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jiù = ji + ou4
at once / right away / only / just (emphasis) / as early as / already / as soon as / then / in that case / as many as / even if / to approach / to move towards / to undertake / to engage in / to suffer / subjected to / to accomplish / to take advantage of / to go with (of foods) / with regard to / concerning
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jiù = ji + ou4
(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 ...
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How to pronounce 就

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= ji initial

Ji is for Joan of Arc.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ ou4 final

In the outhouse’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago

就 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
jīng = ji + (e)ng1
abbr. for Beijing / surname Jing / Jing ethnic minority
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jīng = ji + (e)ng1
capital city of a country / big / algebraic term for a large number (old) / artificial mound (old)
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yóu = y + ou2
outstanding / particularly, especially / a fault / to express discontentment against
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Characters with 就 as component

jiù = ji + ou4
vulture
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= cu + Ø4
carefully / to kick / to tread on / to stamp
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= cu + Ø4
variant of 蹴[cu4]
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Words with 就

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in other words / that is
in other words; that is
to take office / to assume a post

Sentences with 就

zhè
jiù
shì
fǎn
kàng
de
xià
chang

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jiù

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