就 (zau6 | jiu4) : receive; undergo; exactly; precisely

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就

zau6

jiu4

[1] [v] receive; [2] [v] undergo; [3] [v] assume; [4] [v] follow; [5] [v] come or go
[6] [v]suit; [7] [v] fit; [8] [v] accommodate; [9] forthwith; right away
[10] exactly; precisely, namely; [10] even if
[11] an auxiliary confirming and stressing the verb after

Stroke count: 12

Level: 3

Radical: 尢 (#43)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

就

This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 30th Nov 2009 12:19

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就快 zau6 faai3 = soon 粵

一早就 jat1 zou2 zau6 yi1 zao3 jiu4 = earlier on; from the start

就是 zau6 si6 jiu4 shi4 = means; is; exactly 國

就係 zau6 hai6 jiu4 xi4 = to be; exactly 粵

唔係就 m4 hai6 zau6 = otherwise; or else 粵

就嚟 zau6 lei4 = almost; soon 粵

就要 zau6 jiu3 = about to

就地 zau6 dei6 jiu4 di4 = local; nearby

就是說 zau6 si6 syut3 jiu4 shi4 shuo1 = in other words; that is 國

就業 zau6 jip6 jiu4 ye4 = get a job; start a career
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Showing 10 of 98 examples containing 就

王先生後日就返啦。粵
Mr. Wong will be coming back the day after tomorrow.

我下個星期就返香港啦。粵
I'm going back to Hong Kong next week.

就算係噉樣又點呀？粵
Even if that's the case, so what?
[Lit. even if is that way, then how [particle]?]

我最鐘意嘅台灣歌手就係盧廣仲粵
My favourite Taiwanese singer is Crowd Lu.

我一見到我父母就好開心。粵
I am very happy upon seeing my parents.

你一有消息就通知我啦。
Once you have the news then let me know.

幾分鐘之後我就到國
After a few minutes I'll be there.

我在幾分鐘之內就到國
I'll be there in a few minutes.

小馬就是幼馬國
A foal is a young horse.

就嚟悶到我死啦粵
I am bored to death.
[[literally] almost bored to the point where I die.]

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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