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就jiùjiù
as early as
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Usages of jiù

早上zǎoshang　我wǒ　的de　闹钟nàozhōng　六点半liùdiǎnbàn　就jiù　响xiǎng　了le，　可是kěshì　我wǒ　七点qīdiǎn　才cái　醒xǐng。zǎoshang wǒ de nàozhōng liùdiǎnbàn jiù xiǎng le, kěshì wǒ qīdiǎn cái xǐng.
My alarm clock went off at six-thirty in the morning, but I didn’t wake up until seven.
她tā　昨天zuótiān　没有méiyǒu　午睡wǔshuì，　所以suǒyǐ　晚上wǎnshang　八点半bādiǎnbàn　就jiù　想xiǎng　睡觉shuìjiào　了le。tā zuótiān méiyǒu wǔshuì, suǒyǐ wǎnshang bādiǎnbàn jiù xiǎng shuìjiào le.
She didn’t take a nap yesterday, so she wanted to go to sleep as early as eight-thirty.
今天jīntiān　早上zǎoshang　我wǒ　六点半liùdiǎnbàn　就jiù　醒xǐng　了le。jīntiān zǎoshang wǒ liùdiǎnbàn jiù xǐng le.
I woke up at six-thirty this morning.
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