就
jiù
Meaning
- in that case · then
- as soon as · immediately after
- 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
- taking advantage of
- to go with
- with regard to · concerning
- to reach · to attain (as in 一蹴而就 yī cù ér jiù)
- even if ... still ...
- if not ... then must be ...
Example sentences
我就知道是你。
wǒ jiù zhī dào shì nǐ。
I knew it was you.
你喜欢什么就拿吧。
你喜歡什麼就拿吧。
nǐ xǐ huān shén me jiù ná ba。
Take whatever you like.
他一看见我，就跑了。
他一看見我，就跑了。
tā yī kàn jiàn wǒ， jiù pǎo le。
He ran away as soon as he saw me.
我从她还是个小女孩儿的时候就认识她。
我從她還是個小女孩兒的時候就認識她。
wǒ cóng tā hái shì gè xiǎo nǚ hái ér de shí hòu jiù rèn shí tā。
I've known her since she was a little girl.