就 jiù then, right away

Example sentences

我就去买苹果。Wǒ jiù qù mǎi píngguǒ.I'll go buy apples right away.
它很快就走了。Tā hěn kuài jiù zǒu le.It left right away.
我现在就去。Wǒ xiànzài jiù qù.I will go right now.
他吃了就睡觉。Tā chī le jiù shuìjiào.He sleeps as soon as he finishes eating.

HSK 2 — elementary Mandarin: 150 new words, 300 in all. You can handle basic daily tasks and simple routine exchanges. In HSK 3.0, 就 is in band 1. HSK 2 explained

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中就。

This means at once, or right away. You'd say it when you're about to do something and don't want to wait.

中我现在就去。

I will go right now. Say it with me.

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Stroke order

就 is written in 12 strokes.

就 — the Chinese character for then, right away (jiù), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 就 — then, right away

Senses

(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then
(after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after
only; as little as
as much as; as many as
to approach; to move towards
to undertake; to engage in
(of food) to go with
with regard to; concerning

How 就 is used

就 then; right away: adverb before the verb — immediacy, or 'then' linking two clauses (他吃了就睡觉).

Related words

Where 就 lives

HSK 2 list Practise HSK 3.0 · band 1 Practise Topic: Grammar words Practise

就 is pronounced jiù and means “then, right away”.