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就
jiù
Main
Definitionat 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
Traditional CharactersSame
Mandarin (Pinyin)jiù
Parts of Speech(形) adjective, (介) preposition, (副) adverb

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Related Words
Words With Same Head Word    
就是jiùshì(emphasizes that something is precisely or exactly as stated); precisely; exactly; even; if; just like; in the same way as
就要jiùyàobe about to
就是说jiùshì shuōin other words; that is
就是…也…jiùshì … yě …indeed … and …
就业jiùyèlooking for employment; getting a job; to start a career
Words With Same Tail Word    
成就chéngjiùaccomplishment; success; attain a result; achievement
迁就qiānjiùto yield; to adapt to; to accommodate to (something)
早就zǎojiùalready at an earlier time
牵就qiānjiùto concede; to give up
造就zàojiùbuild up
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