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 ... syn 马上 馬上 mǎ shàng at once / right away / immediately / on horseback (i.e. by military force) syn 礼拜 禮拜 lǐ bài to attend a religious service / (coll.) week / (coll.) Sunday syn 立即 lì jí immediately syn 即便 jí biàn even if / even though / right away / immediately syn 跟着 跟著 gēn zhe to follow after / immediately afterwards syn 立 lì to stand / to set up / to establish / to lay down / to draw up / at once / immediately syn 立马 立馬 lì mǎ at once / immediately / promptly / swiftly syn 一块 一塊 yī kuài a piece / a chunk / (fig.) (coll.) (typically preceded by a specifier such as 這|这[zhe4]) aspect / area / dimension (Example: 情感這一塊|情感这一块[qing2gan3 zhe4 yi1kuai4] "the emotional aspect (of it)") / (coll.) one yuan / a dollar / together / in the same place / in company syn 奶子 nǎi zi (coll.) milk / (coll.) breast / booby / tit syn 即刻 jí kè immediately / instant / instantly syn 名堂 míng tang item (in a program of entertainments) / trick (act of mischief) / worthwhile result / accomplishment / sth significant but not immediately apparent / sth more than meets the eye syn 当下 當下 dāng xià immediately / at once / at that moment / at the moment syn 即可 jí kě equivalent to 就可以 / can then (do sth) / can immediately (do sth) / (do sth) and that will suffice 紧接着 緊接著 jǐn jiē zhe immediately afterwards / shortly after that syn 随即 隨即 suí jí immediately / presently / following which syn 顿时 頓時 dùn shí immediately / suddenly syn 响动 響動 xiǎng dòng sound coming from sth (typically sth not immediately visible) / also pr. [xiang3 dong5] syn 痛痛快快 tòng tong kuài kuài immediately / without a moment's hesitation / with alacrity / firing from the hip syn 立时 立時 lì shí right away / quickly / immediately syn 立竿见影 立竿見影 lì gān jiàn yǐng lit. set up a pole and immediately see its shadow (idiom) / fig. to get instant results syn 末了 mò liǎo (coll.) final part / last bit / (coll.) in the end / finally syn 现货 現貨 xiàn huò merchandise or commodities available immediately after sale / merchandise in stock / available item / actuals (investment) / actual commodities 滴管 dī guǎn intravenous drip tube / dropper / eyedropper / (coll.) pipette / (coll.) burette / drip-irrigation pipe (abbr. for 滴灌管[di1guan4guan3]) 迅即 xùn jí immediately / promptly / quickly syn 登时 登時 dēng shí immediately / at once syn 这就 這就 zhè jiù immediately / at once 第一时间 第一時間 dì yī shí jiān in the first moments (of sth happening) / immediately (after an event) / first thing 大牛 dà niú (coll.) leading light / superstar / badass / (coll.) higher-priced model of Lamborghini 促狭 促狹 cù xiá (coll.) teasing / mischievous / (coll.) cunning / sly 够 夠 gòu enough (sufficient) / enough (too much) / (coll.) (before adj.) really / (coll.) to reach by stretching out syn 雷 léi thunder / (bound form) (military) mine, as in 地雷[di4 lei2] land mine / (coll.) to shock / to stun / to astound / (Tw) (coll.) spoiler / (Tw) (coll.) to reveal plot details to (sb) syn 炸 zhà to burst / to explode / to blow up / to bomb / (coll.) to fly into a rage / (coll.) to scamper off / to scatter syn 熊 xióng bear / (coll.) to scold / to rebuke / (coll.) weak / incapable syn 逗 dòu to tease (playfully) / to entice / (coll.) to joke / (coll.) funny / amusing / to stay / to sojourn / brief pause at the end of a phrase (variant of 讀|读[dou4]) syn 罩 zhào to cover / to spread over / a cover / a shade / a hood / bamboo fish trap / bamboo chicken coop / (Tw) (coll.) to protect / to have sb's back / (Tw) (coll.) awesome / incredible / (Tw) (coll.) (often as 罩得住[zhao4de2zhu4]) to have things under control / to be able to handle it syn 损 損 sǔn to decrease / to lose / to damage / to harm / (coll.) to ridicule / to deride / (coll.) caustic / sarcastic / nasty / mean / one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes: ䷨ syn 旋 xuàn to whirl / immediately / variant of 鏇|镟[xuan4] syn 闸 閘 zhá sluice / sluice gate / to dam up water / (coll.) brake / (coll.) electric switch syn 下马威 下馬威 xià mǎ wēi display of severity immediately on taking office / (fig.) initial show of strength 爪 zhuǎ (coll.) foot of an animal or bird / (coll.) foot supporting a cooking pot etc syn 干 幹 gàn tree trunk / main part of sth / to manage / to work / to do / capable / cadre / to kill (slang) / to fuck (vulgar) / (coll.) pissed off / annoyed syn 当 當 dàng at or in the very same... / suitable / adequate / fitting / proper / to replace / to regard as / to think / to pawn / (coll.) to fail (a student) syn 看看 kàn kan to take a look at / to examine / to survey / (coll.) pretty soon syn 爸爸 bà ba (coll.) father / dad / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] syn 家伙 jiā huo household dish, implement or furniture / domestic animal / (coll.) guy / chap / weapon syn 真是 zhēn shi indeed / truly / (coll.) (used to express disapproval, annoyance etc) syn 管 guǎn to take care (of) / to control / to manage / to be in charge of / to look after / to run / to care about / tube / pipe / woodwind / classifier for tube-shaped objects / particle similar to 把[ba3] in 管...叫 constructions / writing brush / (coll.) to / towards syn 拉 lā to pull / to play (a bowed instrument) / to drag / to draw / to chat / (coll.) to empty one's bowels syn 水 shuǐ water / (after a name) ... River / to swim (used mostly in 會水|会水[hui4shui3] and 水性[shui3xing4]) / (coll.) lacking in substance / shoddy / (bound form) additional cost / extra income / classifier for washings of a garment syn 案子 àn zi long table / counter / (coll.) case (criminal, medical etc) / matter / project / job syn 小子 xiǎo zi (coll.) boy / (derog.) joker / guy / (despicable) fellow syn 神 shén god / deity / supernatural / magical / mysterious / spirit / mind / energy / lively / expressive / look / expression / (coll.) awesome / amazing syn 整 zhěng (bound form) whole / complete / entire / (before a measure word) whole / (before or after number + measure word) exactly / (bound form) in good order / tidy / neat / (bound form) to put in order / to straighten / (bound form) to repair / to mend / to renovate / (coll.) to fix sb / to give sb a hard time / to mess with sb / (dialect) to tinker with / to do sth to syn 老婆 lǎo pó (coll.) wife syn 要是 yào shi (coll.) if syn 垃圾 lā jī trash / refuse / garbage / (coll.) of poor quality / Taiwan pr. [le4 se4] syn 山 shān mountain / hill (CL:座[zuo4]) / (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on syn 非 fēi to not be / not / wrong / incorrect / non- / un- / in- / de- / to reproach / to blame / (coll.) to insist on / simply must syn 收拾 shōu shi to put in order / to tidy up / to pack / to repair / (coll.) to sort sb out / to fix sb syn 奶奶 nǎi nai (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother) / (respectful) mistress of the house / CL:位[wei4] / (coll.) boobies / breasts syn 估计 估計 gū jì to estimate / to assess / to calculate / (coll.) to reckon / to think (that ...) syn 爷爷 爺爺 yé ye (coll.) paternal grandfather / grandpa syn 神经 神經 shén jīng nerve / mental state / (coll.) unhinged / nutjob 老公 lǎo gong (coll.) eunuch / see also 老公[lao3 gong1] syn 完蛋 wán dàn (coll.) to be done for syn 色 shǎi (coll.) color / used in 色子[shai3zi5] syn 胡子 鬍子 hú zi beard / mustache or whiskers / facial hair / CL:撮[zuo3],根[gen1] / (coll.) bandit syn 带子 帶子 dài zi belt / band / ribbon / strap / girdle / (coll.) audio or video tape / Farrer's scallop (Chlamys farreri) / comb pen shell (Atrina pectinata) syn 星星 xīng xing (coll.) a star / the stars in the sky syn 不会 不會 bù huì improbable / unlikely / will not (act, happen etc) / not able / not having learned to do sth / (coll.) (Tw) don't mention it / not at all syn 夸张 誇張 kuā zhāng to exaggerate / overstated / exaggerated / hyperbole / (coll.) excessive / ridiculous / outrageous syn 不赖 不賴 bù lài (coll.) not bad / good / fine syn 酒精 jiǔ jīng (coll.) ethanol / ethyl alcohol syn 修理 xiū lǐ to repair / to fix / to prune / to trim / (coll.) to sort sb out / to fix sb syn 奶油 nǎi yóu cream / butter / (coll.) effeminate 外婆 wài pó (coll.) mother's mother / maternal grandmother syn 就算 jiù suàn (coll.) even if syn 感冒 gǎn mào to catch cold / (common) cold / CL:場|场[chang2],次[ci4] / (coll.) to be interested in (often used in the negative) / (Tw) to detest / can't stand syn 着 著 zháo to touch / to come in contact with / to feel / to be affected by / to catch fire / to burn / (coll.) to fall asleep / (after a verb) hitting the mark / succeeding in syn 蛋蛋 dàn dàn (coll.) balls (testicles) 亲热 親熱 qīn rè affectionate / intimate / warmhearted / to show affection for / (coll.) to get intimate with sb syn 问候 問候 wèn hòu to give one's respects / to send a greeting / (fig.) (coll.) to make offensive reference to (somebody dear to the person to whom one is speaking) syn 姨妈 姨媽 yí mā (coll.) mother's sister / maternal aunt syn 姑妈 姑媽 gū mā (coll.) father's married sister / paternal aunt syn 死人 sǐ rén dead person / (coll.) to die / (of a death) to happen syn 走人 zǒu rén (coll.) to leave / to beat it syn 活该 活該 huó gāi (coll.) serve sb right / deservedly / ought / should syn 尺寸 chǐ cun size / dimensions / measurements (esp. of clothes) / (coll.) propriety syn 老鹰 老鷹 lǎo yīng (coll.) eagle / hawk / any similar bird of prey syn 没戏 沒戲 méi xì (coll.) not a chance / no way / hopeless syn 老头子 老頭子 lǎo tóu zi (coll.) old man / (said of an aging husband) my old man syn 猪头 豬頭 zhū tóu pig head / (coll.) fool / jerk 破烂 破爛 pò làn worn-out / dilapidated / tattered / ragged / (coll.) rubbish / junk syn 骆驼 駱駝 luò tuo camel (CL:峰[feng1],匹[pi3],頭|头[tou2]) / (coll.) blockhead / ninny syn 成天 chéng tiān (coll.) all day long / all the time syn 外公 wài gōng (coll.) mother's father / maternal grandfather syn 脱光 脫光 tuō guāng to strip naked / to strip nude / (coll.) to find oneself a partner 早晚 zǎo wǎn morning and evening / (in reference to sth that is bound to happen) sooner or later / one of these days / (coll.) (this, or that) point of time / (dialect) at some time in the future syn 这会儿 這會兒 zhè huì r (coll.) now / this moment / also pr. [zhe4 hui3 r5] syn 