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(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then
(after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after
(same as 就是 jiù shì ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄕˋ ) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly
only; as little as
as much as; as many as
to approach; to move towards
to undertake; to engage in
(often followed by 着著 zhe ˙ㄓㄜ ) taking advantage of
(of food) to go with
with regard to; concerning
(bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 yī cù ér jiù ㄧㄘㄨˋ ㄦˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ )
(pattern: 就 jiù ㄐㄧㄡˋ ... 也 yě ㄧㄝˇ ...) even if ... still ...
(pattern: 不 bù ㄅㄨˋ ... 就 jiù ㄐㄧㄡˋ ...) if not ... then must be ...

Practice writing

Draw 就 (1 of 1) — stroke by stroke.

就是 ( jiù shì zau6 si6 )！

Exactly!
现在現在 ( xiàn zài jin6 zoi6 ) 就 ( jiù zau6 ) 做 ( zuò zou6 )。

Do it now.
这就這就 ( zhè jiù ze2 zau6 ) 对了對了 ( duì le deoi3 liu5 )。

Now that's right.
那 ( nà naa5 ) 就是 ( jiù shì zau6 si6 ) 人生 ( rén shēng jan4 sang1 )

Such is life!
我 ( wǒ ngo5 ) 就 ( jiù zau6 ) 知道 ( zhī dào zi1 dou3 )！

You should know!

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