Chinese word dictionary

就擒

jiù qín · to be taken prisoner

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Word information

Simplified就擒

Traditional就擒

Pinyinjiù qín

Part of speechDictionary

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

就jiù

just, simply; to go to; to approach, near

擒qín

to arrest, to capture, to seize

How to learn 就擒

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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就jiù

(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then; (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after; (same as 就是[jiu4 shi4]) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly; only; as little as; as much as; as many as; to approach; to move towards; to undertake; to engage in; (often followed by 著|着[zhe5]) taking advantage of; (of food) to go with; with regard to; concerning; (pattern: 就[jiu4] ... 也[ye3] ...) even if ... still ...; (pattern: 不[bu4] ... 就[jiu4] ...) if not ... then must be ...

就是jiùshì

exactly; precisely; only; simply; just; (used correlatively with 也[ye3]) even; even if

成就chéngjiù

accomplishment; success; achievement; CL:個|个[ge4]; to achieve (a result); to create; to bring about

就业jiùyè

to get a job; employment

就读jiùdú

to go to school

就算jiùsuàn

(coll.) even if