Then / as early as with 就

Structure Subject + 就 + Verb

就 (jiù) is a very flexible adverb; its core idea is "and then, without delay". It marks that something happens soon or earlier than expected: 他五点就起床了 = "he got up as early as five". It also links two events in a row: "as soon as… (then)": 我吃了饭就走 = "as soon as I eat, I’ll leave". It goes before the verb.

Examples

他tā五wǔ点diǎn就jiù起qǐ床chuáng了le。
He got up as early as five.
我wǒ吃chī了le饭fàn就jiù走zǒu。
As soon as I eat, I’ll go.
到dào家jiā就jiù给gěi我wǒ打dǎ电diàn话huà。
Call me as soon as you get home.

Levels are indicative: they follow the standard Chinese Grammar Wiki (AllSet Learning) progression, not an official HSK 3.0 mapping. We never assign levels by eye.

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