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就此 (jiù cǐ) — (adverb) at this point; thus; thereupon

Definition

A formal written adverb meaning 'at this point / thereupon' — marks the immediate consequence or end of a prior action. More literary than the spoken 于是; differs from 从此, which stresses 'from then on' going forward.

adverb
at this pointthusthereupon

Examples

  • 就此。
    Huì yì jiù cǐ jié shù.
    The meeting ends at this point.
  • 就此。
    Tā jiù cǐ lí kāi le gōng sī.
    He left the company at this point.
  • 就此。
    Shuāng fāng jiù cǐ dá chéng xié yì.
    The two sides thus reached an agreement.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

就jiùtake
此cǐthis

就此 pairs 就 (take) and 此 (this) to mean act at this point.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

An older form paired 享, a temple, with 京, a tower, showing sacrifice at a high place; in 就 the temple part was dropped and a right part for going upward was added.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

此 shows 止 (feet) and 人 (person), drawing a person stopping, to mean 'this' or 'here.'

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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9

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