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就
jiù
HSK 1
in that casethenas soon asimmediately aftermerelynothing else but
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Grammar note
就 says the second thing followed at once or more readily than expected; 才 says it took longer or more than expected. Both stand immediately before the verb.
就 and 才 — sooner than expected, later than expected — how often the Chinese Bible uses it
Characters
就
just, simply; to go to; to approach, near
radical 尢components ⿰京尤
Appears in 5433 verses
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