就此 + 动词
there and then; at this point (and no further); with that
Structure
事情 就此 结束／终结／告一段落／画上句号 · 主语 就此 罢休／放弃／改变
What it means
Marks the point at which something stops or turns: there and then, at this point and no further, with that. 就 is “then, at once” and 此 the written “this”.
How it is built
Event + 就此 + verb of ending: 人机大战就此终结 (With that, the contest between man and machine was over). Also 就此结束, 告一段落, 画上句号; with 放弃 or 罢休 usually negated: 并没有就此放弃.
When to use it
Written and formal: news, narrative, a chair's closing words (今天的会就此结束). In speech say 到此为止 or 就这样结束了. 从此 (from then on) looks forward instead: 他从此再也没下过棋.
Watch out
Don't mix it up with 从此: 就此 is the stopping point, 从此 the time after it. In 就此发表声明 the 就 is a different word, “concerning”: to make a statement on this.
Examples
柯洁三局全输，人机大战就此终结。
Ke Jie lost all three games, and with that the contest between man and machine was over.
双方各让一步，这场争论就此告一段落。
Each side gave a little ground, and at that point the dispute was laid to rest.
输了这一局，他并没有就此放弃，第二天又坐到了棋盘前。
Losing that game did not make him give up there and then; the next day he was back at the board.
Learn this in Lesson 150 · HSK 7–9: 人机大战：围棋 (Go: man against machine)
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