Entry
说shuō曹Cáo操Cāo曹Cáo操Cāo就jiù到dào

  1. lit. speak of Cao Cao and Cao Cao arrives; fig. speak of the devil and he doth appear

    trad. 說曹操曹操就到

Also written 說曹操曹操就到【shuō Cáo Cāo Cáo Cāo jiù dào】

Characters in this word

5
就
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

(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, (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就[yi1 cu4 er2 jiu4]), (pattern: 就[jiu4] ... 也[ye3] ...) even if ... still ..., (pattern: 不[bu4] ... 就[jiu4] ...) if not ... then must be ...

Pinyin
jiù
Strokes
12
Frequency
14 of 2500
Words starting with 就Words ending in 就Anywhere in a word
到
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

to reach; to arrive, to leave for; to go to, to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point), (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point), considerate; thoughtful; thorough

Pinyin
dào
Strokes
8
Frequency
48 of 2500
Words starting with 到Words ending in 到Anywhere in a word