就

jiù

(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then; (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after; (same as 是) 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) taking advantage of; (of food) to go with; with regard to; concerning; (pattern: 就 ... 也 ...) even if ... still ...; (pattern: 不 ... 就 ...) if not ... then must be ...

Radical: 尢 HSK 1 d, p, c, v pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

就 decomposes into the following components:

京 尤

Semantic component: 尤; phonetic component: 京.

Words containing 就

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 就.

俯就
fǔ jiù
可就
kě jiù
将就
jiāng jiu
to accept (a bit reluctantly)
就业
jiù yè
looking for employment
就义
jiù yì
to be killed for a righteous cause
就任
jiù rèn
to take office
就伴
jiù bàn
to act as companion
就便
jiù biàn
at sb's convenience
就医
jiù yī
to receive medical treatment
就口
jiù kǒu
就地
jiù dì
locally
就学
jiù xué

Related characters (radical 尢)

Characters that share the radical 尢.

尢 尤 尥 尬 尴 尷

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