就 jiù in a sentence
Then (right away - undertake - exactly)
就 (jiù) means Then (right away - undertake - exactly). Below are 24 of the 296 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
他吃完饭 就 走了。
Tā chī wán fàn jiù zǒu le.
He left as soon as he finished eating.
Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 就
车 就 停在门口。
Chē jiù tíng zài ménkǒu.
The car is parked right by the door.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 停
地铁站 就 在附近。
Dìtiě zhàn jiù zài fùjìn.
The subway station is right nearby.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 地铁
他从小 就 学功夫。
Tā cóng xiǎo jiù xué gōngfu.
He has studied kung fu since he was small.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 功夫
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From the graded readers
我一低头 就 摔倒了。
wǒ yī dītóu jiù shuāidǎo le / liǎo / liào.
Every time I looked down, I fell.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Learning to Ride a Bike
我说不用， 就 上楼了。
wǒ shuō búyòng, jiù shàng lóu le / liǎo / liào.
I said there was no need and went on up.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Helping a Stranger
一个下午 就 这样过去了。
yīgè xiàwǔ jiù zhèyàng guòqù le / liǎo / liào.
A whole afternoon had gone, just like that.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · My Weekend
三天以后，快递 就 送到了。
sāntiān yǐhòu, kuài dì jiù sòngdào le / liǎo / liào.
Three days later the delivery arrived.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Shopping Online
妈妈做鱼的时候，它 就 来了。
māma zuò yú de / dì shíhou, tā jiù lái le / liǎo / liào.
The moment mum cooks fish, he shows up.
Graded reader · HSK 1 · My Cat
可是我们刚出门，天 就 黑了。
kěshì wǒmen gāng chū mén, tiān jiù hēi le / liǎo / liào.
But the moment we stepped out, the sky went dark.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · A Rainy Day
早上鸟叫的时候，我 就 起床了。
zǎoshang niǎo jiào de / dì shíhou, wǒ jiù qǐchuáng le / liǎo / liào.
When the birds start in the morning, I get up.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · My New Room
我很着急，没吃早饭 就 出门了。
wǒ hěn zhāo / zhaó / zhe / zhù / zhuó jí, méi chī zǎofàn jiù chū mén le / liǎo / liào.
I panicked and left without breakfast.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · Late for Work
有好几次，我差点儿 就 放弃了。
yǒu hǎojǐ cì, wǒ chā / chà / chāi diǎn ér jiù fàngqìle.
There were several times I nearly gave up.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Changing Jobs
From the travel phrasebook
From the grammar library
明天 就 要考试了。
Míngtiān jiùyào kǎoshì le.
The exam is tomorrow already.
Grammar library · HSK 2 · 快…了 / 要…了 — about to happen
就 appears in 296 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 就
Each of these has sentences of its own, so you can see the character doing a different job in each one.
Questions about 就
How is 就 used in a sentence?
This page shows 296 sentences using 就 (jiù, "Then (right away - undertake - exactly)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 就 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 就 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Is 就 an HSK word?
Yes — 就 is on the official HSK 2 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 2 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 就?
The dictionary page for 就 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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