就
jiù HSK1

just，then

就 jiù
then adverb
Used to express a logical consequence or the next step in a sequence, meaning "then" or "in that case".

你为什么就不能说句谢谢？

nǐ wèi​shén​me jiù bù​néng shuō jù xiè​xie?

Why can't you just say thank you?

告诉我要等多久就行。

gào​sù wǒ yào děng duō​jiǔ jiù xíng.

Just tell me how long I need to wait.

precisely adverb
Used for emphasis to identify something specific, meaning "precisely", "exactly", or "none other than".

亲爱的，我就在这里。

qīn'ài​de, wǒ jiù zài zhè​lǐ.

Honey, I'm right here.

就在房子前面有一家超市。

jiù zài fáng​zi qián​miàn yǒu yī​jiā chāo​shì.

There is a supermarket just in front of the house.

at once adverb
Indicates that an action occurs immediately after another, or sooner than expected; right away; at once.

我一开门她就抱住了我。

wǒ yī kāi mén tā jiù bào zhù le wǒ.

She hugged me as soon as I opened the door.

我一出去就给你打电话。

wǒ yī chū qù jiù gěi nǐ dǎ diàn​huà.

I'll call you as soon as I'm out.

only adverb
Used to emphasize a quantity, whether small (only; just) or large (as many as; as much as)

是的，就一会儿。

shì​de, jiù yí​huì​r.

Yes, just for a moment.

我们从来就不只是朋友。

wǒ​men cóng​lái jiù bù zhǐ​shì péng​you.

We were never just friends.

to accomplish particle
(bound form) To complete; to achieve; to finish.

他的很多作品都在狱中写就。

tā de hěn​duō zuò​pǐn dōu zài yù zhōng xiě jiù.

Many of his works were written in prison.

concerning preposition
Used as a preposition to introduce a topic or perspective; with regard to; in terms of.

就个人而言，我认为你今年不会再见到他了。

jiù gè​rén ér​yán, wǒ rèn​wéi nǐ jīn​nián bù​huì zài jiàn dào tā le.

Personally, I don’t think you’ll see him again this year.

就我个人而言，我没有坏习惯。

jiù wǒ gè​rén ér​yán, wǒ méi​yǒu huài xí​guàn.

I personally have no bad habits.

to approach verb
(bound form) To move towards or get close to; to take up or engage in a position, task, or study

谢谢大家，请就座。

xiè​xie dà​jiā, qǐng jiù zuò.

Thank you, everybody, please have a seat.

even if adverbconjunction
Used to introduce a hypothetical concession, meaning "even if" or "even though", often used with 也 yě.
to accommodate verb
(bound form) To yield to; to suit or fit; to go with.
to go with preposition
To eat or drink one thing to accompany another, such as side dishes with rice or wine
surname
A Chinese surname

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Frequency
Character
Written text
27th most common 3985.0 per million
Movie subtitles
21st most common 6699.1 per million appears in 100% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
8246.3 per million appears in 100% of films
Written text
3453.0 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 2
HSK 3.0
Level 1
Strokes
12
Unicode
U+5C31

Sources
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)