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jiù
HSK 1freq #15

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jiù
  1. 1.(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then
  2. 2.(after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after
  3. 3.(same as 就是[jiù shì]) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly
  4. 4.only; as little as
  5. 5.as much as; as many as
  6. 6.to approach; to move towards
  7. 7.to undertake; to engage in
  8. 8.(often followed by 着[zhe]) taking advantage of
  9. 9.(of food) to go with
  10. 10.with regard to; concerning
  11. 11.(bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就[yī cù ér jiù])
  12. 12.(pattern: 就[jiù] ... 也[yě] ...) even if ... still ...
  13. 13.(pattern: 不[bù] ... 就[jiù] ...) if not ... then must be ...

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Wiktionary

  1. 1.to approach; to move towards
  2. 2.to reach; to arrive at
  3. 3.to undertake; to engage in
  4. 4.to succeed; to complete
  5. 5.to comply; to follow; to accept
  6. 6.to suffer; to be subjected to
  7. 7.to go with
  8. 8.with regard to; concerning
  9. 9.even if; even though
  10. 10.at once; right away
  11. 11.almost; soon
  12. 12.exactly; precisely; just
  13. 13.only; merely; just
  14. 14.then
  15. 15.as early as; as soon as
  16. 16.as many as; as much as
  17. 17.Used between two identical words to express indifference or resignation.

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Etymology

Originally 𫢁, ideogrammic compound (會意 /会意): 享 + 京, a temple and a tower – meaning "to sacrifice at a high place". During the Warring States period, 享 was omitted. In seal script, 尤 (“especially; even more”) is added to the right, signifying "high; to go to a higher place". Cognate with 造 (OC *skʰuːɡs, “to proceed to”) (Wang, 1982).

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