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12 lines
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就jiù is an adverb which acts as a temporal marker for a verb/adjective - stressing the imminence or urgency of the action/state. It can also indicate an event takes place sooner/earlier than expected. Consider the following:
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1. 我今年想去中国。
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2. 我今年就想去中国。
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(1) is a simple statement that you wish to go to China. Sentence (2) uses 就 to underscore the urgency of the plan - "I want to go to China, as early as this year".
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More examples:
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1. 我八点就可以回家。
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I can return home as early as 8.
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2. 我现在就去。
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I'll go right away.
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3. 在美国十八岁就可以开车。可是在中国呢，十八岁还不可以开车。对吗？
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In America, you can drive as early as 18. But in China, at 18 you still can't drive. Right?
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