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jiù

Main
English Definition	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
Simplified Script	就
Traditional Script	Same
Pinyin	jiù
Effective Pinyin (After Tone Sandhi)	Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)	ㄐㄧㄡˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)	zau⁶
Part of Speech	(形) adjective, (介) preposition, (副) adverb
Proficiency Test Level	HSK.v3=1 TOCFL=1,5,7

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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
就算	jiùsuàn	granted that; even if
就业	jiùyè	to get a job; employment
就是说	jiùshì shuō	in other words; that is
就绪	jiùxù	to be ready; to be in order

Words With Same Tail Word
成就	chéngjiù	accomplishment; success; achievement; to achieve (a result); to create; to bring about
早就	zǎojiù	already at an earlier time
造就	zàojiù	to bring up; to train; to contribute to; achievements (usually of young people)
迁就	qiānjiù	to yield; to adapt to; to accommodate to (something)
生就	shēngjiù	to be born with; to be gifted with

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