就
jiù HSK1

just，then

就 jiù
precisely adverb
exactly; simply; nothing else but; just

我找了半天的钱包就在桌子上。

wǒ zhǎo le bàn​tiān de qián​bāo jiù zài zhuō​zi shàng.

The wallet I'd been looking for for ages was right there on the table.

immediately adverb
indicating that an action follows immediately after another

我一到家就开始做饭。

wǒ yī dào jiā jiù kāi​shǐ zuò​fàn.

I started cooking as soon as I got home.

then adverb
in that case; then (often used after a conditional or suppositional clause)

如果你想去，那我们就去。

rú​guǒ nǐ xiǎng qù, nà wǒ​men jiù qù.

If you want to go, then let's go.

as early as adverb
used to emphasize that an action or state occurred early, long ago, or ahead of schedule

他八点就到了办公室。

tā bā​diǎn jiù dào le bàn​gōng​shì.

He arrived at the office as early as eight o'clock.

only adverb
used to indicate a small amount, a short time, or a few people

全班就他一个人没来。

quán bān jiù tā yī gè rén méi lái.

He was the only person in the whole class who didn't come.

concerning preposition
with regard to; regarding a specific topic or matter

我们就这个问题进行了讨论。

wǒ​men jiù zhè​ge wèn​tí jìn​xíng le tǎo​lùn.

We had a discussion on this issue.

as many as adverb
emphasizing a large quantity, high frequency, or high degree

他一顿饭就能吃下十个肉包子。

tā yī dùn fàn jiù néng chī​xià shí gè ròu​bāo​zi.

He can eat ten meat buns in a single meal.

approach adverb
to move towards; to come near or take a position

请各位旅客迅速就位。

qǐng gè​wèi lǚ​kè xùn​sù jiù​wèi.

Would all passengers please take their seats immediately.

go with verb
to eat or drink one thing with another; to take advantage of a situation

我们要就着热菜喝点酒。

wǒ​men yào jiù zhuó rè​cài hē diǎn jiǔ.

We'll have some wine to go with the hot dishes.

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
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)