A2 · Grammar reference · ASGEB54D
Expressing "then" with "jiu"
The adverb 就 (jiù) has quite a few uses in Chinese, and appears in several common patterns. This is the first and simplest usage you need to know, though, and it means something similar to "then."
- Keywords
- 就 · then
- Used for
- Expressing attitude
- Classification
- Adverbs · HSK2
Examples (9)
你喜欢喝奶茶，我们就买奶茶吧。
你最有经验，就听你的吧。
我听到这个坏消息，就给你打电话了。
你现在身体不好，就不要喝酒了。
他最近太累了，就生病了。
今天下雨，我们就不出去了。
他妈妈没有给他买书包，他就哭了。
就在这家店吃饭吧，那家店人太多了。
就去看电影吧。
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Summary, structure, classification, and adapted sentence examples draw from the AllSet Learning Chinese Grammar Wiki under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0; changes were made. This noncommercial reference is based on an October 2023 snapshot.
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