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[1] [adv] right away; at once; thereupon [2] [adv] only; just; almost [3] [v] approach; come near; move towards [4] [v] comply with; accommodate; follow [5] [prep] with regard to; concerning; as far as Default PoS:  Additional PoS:   Stroke count: 12
Level: 3
Radical: 尢 (#43)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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就快
zau6 faai3 = soon 粵
一早就
jat1 zou2 zau6 = earlier on; from the start
就是
zau6 si6 = means; is; exactly 國
就係
zau6 hai6 = exactly; even if 粵
唔係就
m4 hai6 zau6 = otherwise; or else 粵
就噉
zau6 gam2 = just like that 粵
就算係噉
zau6 syun3 hai6 gam2 = be that as it may 粵
就嚟
zau6 lei4 = almost; soon 粵
就要
zau6 jiu3 = about to
就地
zau6 dei6 = local; nearbySee all 76 compounds (CantoDict reports 79 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations) |
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Showing all 104 examples containing 就
我下個星期就返香港啦。 粵
I'm going back to Hong Kong next week. [http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,131797]
就嚟悶到我死啦。 粵
I am being bored to death. [http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,131797,132172#msg-132172]
我忙就唔係幾忙 粵
I'm not too busy. [唔係太忙／唔太忙. This is a useful construction into which you can place lots of other adjectives: 開心 or 急, for example.]
跌親就企返起身啦！ 粵
If you fall over, get back up again! [Lit. fall bad-thing, stand back up body. As the translation suggests, this is actually a conditional sentence, even though it might not seem like it. More explicitly we could say 如果你跌親嘅話，你就企返起身啦！]
冇咗一對手，你就唔可以用筷子 粵 ?!
Now that you've lost both your hands, you can't use chopsticks any more. [Lit. don't-have already one pair hands, you then cannot use chopsticks. (Originally transcribed as 冇咗一隻手，你就唔可以用鍊金術... but 鍊金術 is hardly a useful word for learners.)]
你想食水果就要摘佢啦 粵
If you want to have some fruit you need to pick it [from the tree]. [Lit. you want eat fruit then pick it [particle]]
喺香港,我最怕嘅就係畀蚊咬 粵
In Hong Kong, I'm most scared of being bitten. [Lit. Hong Kong, I most scared [possessive particle] exactly is by mosquitoes bite. This sentence is topicalised: the topic (Hong Kong) is introduced at the start. Also, note the phrase 最怕嘅; the 嘅 turns it into a noun phrase.]
就算喺日常生活中﹐都需要一啲科學常識。 粵
We need some scientific knowledge even in dealing with our daily life. [http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?3,118014]
間房係屈質啲,將就下啦。 粵
The room is indeed cramped, please make do with it. [[i]literal[/i] (classifier) room is cramped indeed, make-do-with a-little (particle)]
老細話去邊﹐我哋就去邊。 粵
We'll go wherever the boss says. [Cantonese sentences often feature a balanced structure with repetitive wordings rather than a simple structure. ]
佢郁啲撞火﹐撞親火就面都紅晒。 粵
His face flares red whenever he gets cross, which happens quite often. [Cantonese language often prefers 'simple' repetition (撞火) to 'unnatural' conjunction (such as 每當) for the sense of "whenever".]
可惜那天限於時間，我們沒有就這個問題作深入的交談。 國
Unfortunately, owing to the lack of time that day, we weren't able to discuss this problem in depth.
一講曹操 曹操就到 ?!
PLEASE DELETE AND RECREATE AS A COMPOUND (IDIOM), AS PER http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,92526,92538#msg-92538 Speak of the devil (and he shall appear). [PLEASE DELETE AND RECREATE AS A COMPOUND (IDIOM), AS PER http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,92526,92538#msg-92538 Note that this is a rough translation "曹操" is actually a famous Chinese general and NOT a translation for the devil.]
你唔聽話, 就唔帶你去㗎喇! 粵
You better behave yourself else I won't take you there! [Here, 就...㗎喇 carries a more threatening tone, but still serves as a reminder.]
呢個紙板箱，放喺地下就得㗎喇。 粵
Just leave this cardboard box on the floor. [(No need to do anything else to the box.)]
講就天下無敵，做就無能為力。
[He] talks as if no one in the world could match him, but when he must act, he is completely incapable.
畀我就一早收綫唔同佢嗲咁耐！ 粵
I would have hung up the phone and not chatted with her for so long. [Literally: 畀我就 - If I was in the situation, 一早收綫 - (I) would have hung up right at the outset 唔同佢嗲 - (and) wouldn't have talked with her 咁耐! - so long!]
我哋幾個夾手夾腳，好快就做完份報告書 粵
We will be able to complete the report very soon with everyone's help and cooperation.
你加水太少,就會煲燶飯㗎。 粵
If you add too little water, you will burn the rice. [http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,134219,134225#msg-134225]
佢近來怪怪哋，一時就笑口吟吟，一時就鼓埋泡腮 粵
She has been acting a little strange lately, one moment she is smiling sweetly, next moment she is grumpy
要成功就要一步一步嚟，千祈要切忌太急進 粵
Take things one step at a time; avoid being rash and hasty if you want to succeed.
我想學好講嘢先。當我講得好嘅時候，就會開始學寫。而家，我只係想留到最後先至學寫。 粵
I want to learn to speak first . When I can speak well, then I'll learn to write. For now, I just want to leave the writing until last. [copied from [url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?7,91899,91899#msg-91899]this thread.[/url]]
隨口講佢著衫獨沽一味，點知佢借啲意隔日就買反一櫃嘅新衫 粵
I was merely commenting she's always wearing the same clothes; little did I know that she would use it as an opportunity to buy herself a whole cupboard of new clothes the next day.
喐吓就燕窩魚翅，實情有水 粵
For no good reason he'll have bird's nest and shark's fin as a meal; he must really be rich.
一做錯少少嘢就俾佢插, 唔乞人憎就奇! 粵
He chews you out for every small mistake you make, it's no wonder he's so unpopular!
女仔小心啲唔好輕信男人講嘢就OK嘞 粵
Girls will be all right as long as they are careful and don't believe in what the guys say.
豈但年青人愛好運動，就連上了年紀的人也積極鍛煉身體。
Not only are the young keen in sports, even the elderly are enthusiastic about physical training.
朝早食嗰碗粥稀冧冧，未到晏晝就餓嘅嘞 粵
The bowl of porridge you had this morning was so watery. You will be hungry before noon.
人哋啱啱學廣東話，發音唔準，你就唔好嘥人啦。 粵
Her pronunciation is a bit off as she has started learning Cantonese not long ago. You shouldn't tease her. [http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?1,135838,135838#msg-135838]
好快脆就有得食。 粵
Food will be ready soon. [Lit.] very soon, (food will be done and) available to be eaten.
如果阿明真係一個識飛嘅超人就好喇⋯⋯噉佢就唔會喺條街度踩咗啲米田共返嚟屋企，重要印到成條走廊嘅地板都係！抹死人咩⋯⋯ 粵
It'd be nice if Ah Ming were a superhero that knew how to fly … Then he wouldn't have brought home the poop that he stepped on in the street and printed it all over the floorboards in the hallway! Cleaning it up will be the death of me …
如果你真係有興趣學好廣東話嘅話，你就一定要聽多啲香港台 粵
If you want to learn Cantonese, you must listen to more Hong Kong radio. [Lit. If you really have interest study-well Cantonese [conditional delimiter], you then must listen more Hong Kong channel.]
唔使幾耐，你就可以睇到一出精彩嘅好戲 粵
In due course, you'll see a spectacular display. [Lit. in good time, you then can see-arrive one [counter] brilliant [possessive particle] play. 不消多久=唔使幾耐]
急就唔係好急，不過要快 粵
It's not too urgent but I still need it fast [Lit. busy then not too busy, however fast do! 有〝你即刻做出嚟〞嘅意思。]
佢發嚫脾氣就會反枱 粵
He overturns tables whenever he gets angry. [Lit. He send-out each-time anger then will reverse-tables.]
你想學做生意呢，第一樣嘢就係要學奸 粵
If you wanna be a businessman, the first thing you gotta learn is how to play dirty. [Lit. you want study do business, number one [counter] thing is-exactly study wickedness]
機會一錯過﹐就永遠唔會返嚟。 粵
Once an opportunity slips away, it is gone for good. [For details on '一 + V + 就' pattern, see http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?1,130226,130243#msg-130243]
佢哋開緊會﹐好快就會決定數千員工嘅命運。 粵
They are holding a meeting which would soon decide the fate of thousands of employees. [The second part of this sentence is a relative clause. The Cantonese clause differs from the English one by omitting the relative pronoun "which". ]
呢兩件事根本就係藤㨢瓜瓜㨢藤分唔開㗎 粵
These two matters are deeply entangled together. There is no way to separate them apart.
“自學”，顧名思義，就是不在學校學，也沒有老師指點，全靠自己學習。
As the name implies, "Self-study" does not involve going to school where teachers are there to teach and guide; one learns on his own.
就算華佗在世都醫唔好啦 粵
There would not be a cure even if Hua Tuo is alive. [Hua Tuo was a famous doctor in the Three Kingdoms period. The alternative is '華佗再世' meaning the rebirth of Waa4 To4 ] Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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