jiù

Usages of jiù

 gāng 下班xiàbān, jiù yòu  电话diànhuà gěi  letā gāng xiàbān, jiù yòu dǎ diànhuà gěi wǒ le.
She had just gotten off work and immediately called me again.
 现在xiànzài jiù wǒ xiànzài jiù qù.
I’ll go right now.
快递kuàidì 已经yǐjīng 送到sòngdào  jiā le,  现在xiànzài jiù  签收qiānshōukuàidì yǐjīng sòngdào wǒ jiā le, wǒ xiànzài jiù qù qiānshōu.
The delivery has already been delivered to my home, and I’ll go sign for it right now.
 xiān zài 外面wàimiàn děng ,  很快hěnkuài jiù 出来chūláinǐ xiān zài wàimiàn děng wǒ, wǒ hěnkuài jiù chūlái.
Wait for me outside; I’ll come out very soon.
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