jiù

Usages of jiù

如果rúguǒ  yǒu 时间shíjiān, 我们wǒmen jiù 一起yìqǐ  学校xuéxiàorúguǒ nǐ yǒu shíjiān, wǒmen jiù yìqǐ qù xuéxiào.
If you have time, we will go to school together.
如果rúguǒ   lái, 我们wǒmen jiù 明天míngtiān zài rúguǒ tā bù lái, wǒmen jiù míngtiān zài qù.
If she doesn’t come, we’ll go again tomorrow.
  dēng kāi le,  jiù kàn shūtā bǎ dēng kāi le, wǒ jiù kàn shū.
She turned on the light, and then I read.
如果rúguǒ   dēng guān le,  jiù  kàn shūrúguǒ nǐ bǎ dēng guān le, wǒ jiù bù kàn shū.
If you turn off the light, I won’t read.
如果rúguǒ  hěn máng, jiù ràng  lái 帮忙bāngmángrúguǒ nǐ hěn máng, jiù ràng tā lái bāngmáng.
If you are very busy, let him come help.
明天míngtiān 我们wǒmen 提前tíqián shí 分钟fēnzhōng 出发chūfā, jiù  huì 迟到chídào lemíngtiān wǒmen tíqián shí fēnzhōng chūfā, jiù bú huì chídào le.
Tomorrow we'll set off ten minutes early, then we won't be late.
我们wǒmen 吃完chīwán 晚饭wǎnfàn jiù  公园gōngyuánwǒmen chīwán wǎnfàn jiù qù gōngyuán.
We’ll go to the park right after finishing dinner.
其实qíshí zhè  问题wèntí  nán, bié 担心dānxīn,  试试shìshi jiù dǒng leqíshí zhè gè wèntí bù nán, bié dānxīn, nǐ shìshi jiù dǒng le.
Actually this question isn’t hard; don’t worry—try and you’ll get it.
bié 担心dānxīn,  放心fàngxīn,  一会儿yíhuìr jiù 回来huíláibié dānxīn, nǐ fàngxīn, tā yíhuìr jiù huílái.
Don’t worry; relax—she’ll be back in a moment.
 以为yǐwéi zhè  地方dìfang hěn yuǎn, 其实qíshí zǒu shí 分钟fēnzhōng jiù dào lewǒ yǐwéi zhè gè dìfang hěn yuǎn, qíshí zǒu shí fēnzhōng jiù dào le.
I thought this place was far, but actually it’s only a ten-minute walk.
  知道zhīdào 怎么办zěnmebàn,  jiù gēn   公园gōngyuán 聊天liáotiāntā bù zhīdào zěnmebàn, wǒ jiù gēn tā qù gōngyuán liáotiān.
She doesn’t know what to do, so I went to the park with her to chat.
只要zhǐyào 继续jìxù 练习liànxí 中文zhōngwén,  jiù huì shuō de gèng hǎozhǐyào jìxù liànxí zhōngwén, nǐ jiù huì shuō de gèng hǎo.
As long as you keep practicing Chinese, you’ll speak better.
 yuē  明天míngtiān zài 图书馆túshūguǎn 见面jiànmiàn, 只要zhǐyào  lěng  jiù  自行车zìxíngchē tā yuē wǒ míngtiān zài túshūguǎn jiànmiàn, zhǐyào bù lěng wǒ jiù qí zìxíngchē qù.
She asked me to meet at the library tomorrow; as long as it isn’t cold, I’ll bike there.
如果rúguǒ 下雨xiàyǔ, 我们wǒmen jiù   le, 怎么办zěnmebànrúguǒ xiàyǔ, wǒmen jiù bú qù le, zěnmebàn?
If it rains, then we won’t go; what should we do?
  回家huíjiā jiù kāi 电视diànshì kàn 电影diànyǐngWǒ yì huíjiā jiù kāi diànshì kàn diànyǐng.
As soon as I get home, I turn on the TV and watch a movie.
  下课xiàkè jiù gēn 同学tóngxué 一起yìqǐ 上网shàngwǎngTā yí xiàkè jiù gēn tóngxué yìqǐ shàngwǎng.
As soon as class is over, she goes online with her classmates.
我们Wǒmen  吃完chīwán 晚饭wǎnfàn jiù  公园gōngyuán zǒu 一下yíxiàWǒmen yì chīwán wǎnfàn jiù qù gōngyuán zǒu yíxià.
As soon as we finish dinner, we go for a walk in the park.
  máng jiù xiǎng  咖啡kāfēiTā yì máng jiù xiǎng hē kāfēi.
Whenever he gets busy, he wants to drink coffee.
周末zhōumò 我们wǒmen  起床qǐchuáng jiù 上网shàngwǎng 或者huòzhě kàn 电影diànyǐngzhōumò wǒmen yì qǐchuáng jiù shàngwǎng huòzhě kàn diànyǐng.
On weekends, as soon as we get up we go online or watch movies.
医生Yīshēng shuō 如果rúguǒ 我们wǒmen xiǎng 身体shēntǐ gèng hǎo, jiù 必须bìxū duō 关心guānxīn 自己zìjǐ de 健康jiànkāngYīshēng shuō rúguǒ wǒmen xiǎng shēntǐ gèng hǎo, jiù bìxū duō guānxīn zìjǐ de jiànkāng.
The doctor said that if we want our health to be better, we must pay more attention to our own health.
如果rúguǒ  走错zǒucuò  le, jiù 打电话dǎdiànhuà gěi rúguǒ nǐ zǒucuò lù le, jiù dǎdiànhuà gěi wǒ.
If you go the wrong way, just call me.
 zài 聚会jùhuì shàng xiān 简单jiǎndān 介绍jièshào le 自己zìjǐ, 然后ránhòu jiù gēn 大家dàjiā 聊天liáotiāntā zài jùhuì shàng xiān jiǎndān jièshào le zìjǐ, ránhòu jiù gēn dàjiā liáotiān.
At the get-together he first briefly introduced himself, and then started chatting with everyone.
 zǒuzhe zǒuzhe, jiù 走到zǒudào le 公园gōngyuán de 南门nánménTā zǒuzhe zǒuzhe, jiù zǒudào le gōngyuán de nánmén.
As she walked and walked, she ended up at the south gate of the park.
 kànzhe kànzhe shū, jiù 睡着shuìzháo leTā kànzhe kànzhe shū, jiù shuìzháo le.
As he was reading and reading, he fell asleep.
 wánzhe wánzhe, jiù  觉得juéde 无聊wúliáo leTā wánzhe wánzhe, jiù bù juéde wúliáo le.
As she played and played, she no longer felt bored.
听到tīngdào  de 声音shēngyīn,  jiù 放心fàngxīn letīngdào nǐ de shēngyīn, wǒ jiù fàngxīn le.
When I heard your voice, I felt relieved.
 想起xiǎngqǐ 我们wǒmen zài 公园gōngyuán 散步sànbù de 时候shíhou, jiù 觉得juéde hěn 温暖wēnnuǎnwǒ xiǎngqǐ wǒmen zài gōngyuán sànbù de shíhou, jiù juéde hěn wēnnuǎn.
When I think of the times we walked in the park, I feel very warm.
 tài lèi le, 一会儿yíhuìr jiù 睡着shuìzháo lewǒ tài lèi le, yíhuìr jiù shuìzháo le.
I was too tired and soon fell asleep.
知道zhīdào  zài jiā,  jiù 放心fàngxīn lezhīdào nǐ zài jiā, wǒ jiù fàngxīn le.
Knowing that you are at home, I feel relieved.
  喜欢xǐhuan chī de tài bǎo, chī de tài duō 晚上wǎnshang jiù shuì  hǎowǒ bù xǐhuan chī de tài bǎo, chī de tài duō wǎnshang jiù shuì bù hǎo.
I don’t like eating until I’m too full; if I eat too much, I sleep badly at night.
老师lǎoshī shuō 只要zhǐyào 我们wǒmen 每天měitiān 认真rènzhēn 复习fùxí, 中文zhōngwén 水平shuǐpíng 一定yídìng huì 提高tígāo, 这样zhèyàng 大家dàjiā jiù gèng yǒu 信心xìnxīn lelǎoshī shuō zhǐyào wǒmen měitiān rènzhēn fùxí, zhōngwén shuǐpíng yídìng huì tígāo, zhèyàng dàjiā jiù gèng yǒu xìnxīn le.
The teacher said that as long as we review carefully every day, our Chinese level will definitely improve, and then everyone will be more confident.
 喝完hēwán chá jiù  公园gōngyuán 散步sànbùwǒ hēwán chá jiù qù gōngyuán sànbù.
After I finish drinking tea, I go for a walk in the park.
楼下lóuxià de 咖啡馆kāfēiguǎn rén tài duō, 我们wǒmen jiù  楼上lóushàng zhǎo   地方dìfang zuòxiàlóuxià de kāfēiguǎn rén tài duō, wǒmen jiù qù lóushàng zhǎo yí gè dìfang zuòxià.
There are too many people in the café downstairs, so we go upstairs to find a place to sit.
 以为yǐwéi 自己zìjǐ 没有méiyǒu 办法bànfǎ 提高tígāo 中文zhōngwén 水平shuǐpíng, 可是kěshì 老师lǎoshī shuō 只要zhǐyào 继续jìxù 练习liànxí jiù huì hǎo duō letā yǐwéi zìjǐ méiyǒu bànfǎ tígāo zhōngwén shuǐpíng, kěshì lǎoshī shuō zhǐyào jìxù liànxí jiù huì hǎo duō le.
He thought he had no way to improve his Chinese level, but the teacher said that as long as he keeps practicing, it will get much better.
每次měicì gēn 家人jiārén 分开fēnkāi de 时候shíhou,   huì 有点儿yǒudiǎnr 难过nánguò, 但是dànshì hěn kuài jiù 习惯xíguàn leměicì gēn jiārén fēnkāi de shíhou, wǒ yě huì yǒudiǎnr nánguò, dànshì hěn kuài jiù xíguàn le.
Every time I part from my family, I also feel a bit sad, but I quickly get used to it.
听到Tīngdào  de 声音shēngyīn,  jiù 觉得juéde hěn 开心kāixīn, 心情xīnqíng  hǎo duō leTīngdào tā de shēngyīn, wǒ jiù juéde hěn kāixīn, xīnqíng yě hǎo duō le.
When I hear her voice, I feel very happy, and my mood is much better.
Zhè  网上wǎngshàng 课程kèchéng de 时间shíjiān hěn 合适héshì, 下班xiàbān 以后yǐhòu jiù néng shàng Zhè gè wǎngshàng kèchéng de shíjiān hěn héshì, xiàbān yǐhòu jiù néng shàng kè.
The time of this online course is very suitable; you can attend class after work.
既然Jìrán  这么zhème lèi, jiù 今天jīntiān zài 宿舍sùshè 好好hǎohāo 休息xiūxi baJìrán nǐ zhème lèi, jiù jīntiān zài sùshè hǎohāo xiūxi ba.
Since you’re so tired, then you should rest well in the dorm today.
既然Jìrán 天气tiānqì 这么zhème hǎo, 我们wǒmen jiù  公园gōngyuán 走走zǒuzou, ràng 心情xīnqíng gèng 开心kāixīn 一点儿yìdiǎnrJìrán tiānqì zhème hǎo, wǒmen jiù qù gōngyuán zǒuzou, ràng xīnqíng gèng kāixīn yìdiǎnr.
Since the weather is so good, let’s go for a walk in the park and make our mood a bit happier.
既然Jìrán  xiǎng 提高tígāo 中文zhōngwén 水平shuǐpíng, jiù  网上wǎngshàng 课程kèchéng 上完shàngwánJìrán nǐ xiǎng tígāo zhōngwén shuǐpíng, jiù bǎ wǎngshàng kèchéng shàngwán.
Since you want to improve your Chinese level, then finish taking the online courses.
教室Jiàoshì tài chǎo le,  受不了shòubuliǎo, jiù  图书馆túshūguǎn 学习xuéxíJiàoshì tài chǎo le, tā shòubuliǎo, jiù qù túshūguǎn xuéxí.
The classroom is too noisy; she can’t stand it, so she goes to the library to study.
如果rúguǒ  xiǎng 考好kǎohǎo 明天míngtiān de 中文zhōngwén 考试kǎoshì, jiù děi 现在xiànzài 认真rènzhēn 复习fùxírúguǒ nǐ xiǎng kǎohǎo míngtiān de zhōngwén kǎoshì, jiù děi xiànzài rènzhēn fùxí.
If you want to do well on tomorrow’s Chinese exam, you must review carefully now.
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