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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 ㄧ ㄘㄨˋ ㄦˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ)
• (pattern: 就 jiù ㄐㄧㄡˋ ... 也 yě ㄧㄝˇ ...) even if ... still ...
• (pattern: 不 bù ㄅㄨˋ ... 就 jiù ㄐㄧㄡˋ ...) if not ... then must be ...