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.

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