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 手 shǒu hand / (formal) to hold / person engaged in certain types of work / person skilled in certain types of work / personal(ly) / convenient / classifier for skill / CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1] syn 马上 馬上 mǎ shàng at once / right away / immediately / on horseback (i.e. by military force) syn 客气 客氣 kè qi polite / courteous / formal / modest syn 正式 zhèng shì formal / official syn 地区 地區 dì qū local / regional / district (not necessarily formal administrative unit) / region / area / as suffix to city name, means prefecture or county (area administered by a prefecture-level city or, county-level city) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 尊敬 zūn jìng to respect / to revere / to esteem / honorable / distinguished (used on formal occasions before a term of address) syn 文 wén language / culture / writing / formal / literary / gentle / (old) classifier for coins / Kangxi radical 67 syn 立即 lì jí immediately syn 光临 光臨 guāng lín (formal) to honor with one's presence / to attend syn 即便 jí biàn even if / even though / right away / immediately syn 广播 廣播 guǎng bō broadcast / CL:個|个[ge4] / broadcasting / to broadcast / (formal) to propagate / to publicize syn 跟着 跟著 gēn zhe to follow after / immediately afterwards syn 礼服 禮服 lǐ fú ceremonial robe / formal attire (dinner suit, evening gown etc) syn 立 lì to stand / to set up / to establish / to lay down / to draw up / at once / immediately syn 前来 前來 qián lái to come (formal) / before / previously 立马 立馬 lì mǎ at once / immediately / promptly / swiftly syn 少见 少見 shǎo jiàn rare / seldom seen / (formal) it's a rare pleasure to see you syn 大名 dà míng famous name / your distinguished name / one's formal personal name / (Japanese history) daimyo 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 聚餐 jù cān communal meal / formal dinner of club or group 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 礼帽 禮帽 lǐ mào hat that goes with formal dress / top hat 随即 隨即 suí jí immediately / presently / following which syn 莅临 蒞臨 lì lín to arrive (esp. of notable person) / to visit (more formal than 光臨|光临[guang1 lin2]) syn 拜见 拜見 bài jiàn to pay a formal visit / to call to pay respects / to meet one's senior or superior syn 见外 見外 jiàn wài to treat sb with the formal courtesy accorded to a host or a guest syn 顿时 頓時 dùn shí immediately / suddenly syn 对不住 對不住 duì bu zhù to let sb down / to be unfair / I'm sorry / pardon me (formal) syn 响动 響動 xiǎng dòng sound coming from sth (typically sth not immediately visible) / also pr. [xiang3 dong5] syn 条目 條目 tiáo mù clauses and sub-clauses (in formal document) / entry (in a dictionary, encyclopedia etc) syn 正方 zhèng fāng the side in favor of the proposition (in a formal debate) syn 呈交 chéng jiāo (formal and deferential) to present / to submit syn 仕途 shì tú official career (formal) 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 哭丧 哭喪 kū sāng to wail at a funeral / formal wailing while offering sacrifice to the departed syn 学名 學名 xué míng scientific name / Latin name (of plant or animal) / (according to an old system of nomenclature) on entering school life, a formal personal name given to new students 卸妆 卸妝 xiè zhuāng to remove makeup / (old) to take off formal dress and ornaments 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 老妪 老嫗 lǎo yù old woman (formal writing) syn 现货 現貨 xiàn huò merchandise or commodities available immediately after sale / merchandise in stock / available item / actuals (investment) / actual commodities 照准 照準 zhào zhǔn request granted (formal usage in old document) / to aim (gun) syn 名目 míng mù name / designation / item / rubric / (formal usage) fame syn 迅即 xùn jí immediately / promptly / quickly syn 须眉 鬚眉 xū méi man or men (formal) syn 交杯酒 jiāo bēi jiǔ formal exchange of cups of wine between bride and groom as traditional wedding ceremony 登时 登時 dēng shí immediately / at once syn 行文 xíng wén writing style (formal) / to send an official written communication syn 拜别 拜別 bài bié (formal) to take leave of sb / to bid farewell 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 得罪 dé zuì to commit an offense / to violate the law / excuse me! (formal) / see also 得罪[de2 zui5] syn 所幸 suǒ xìng fortunately (formal writing) 御史 yù shǐ imperial censor (formal title of a dynastic official) 务请 務請 wù qǐng please (formal) 华诞 華誕 huá dàn (formal) birthday / anniversary of the founding of an organization syn 笙歌 shēng gē music and song (formal writing) 玉成 yù chéng please help achieve something (formal) syn 拜谒 拜謁 bài yè to pay a formal visit / to call to pay respects / to pay homage (at a monument, mausoleum etc) syn 大头照 大頭照 dà tóu zhào head-and-shoulders photo (esp. a formal one used in a passport, ID card etc) 切腹 qiē fù harakiri (formal Japanese: seppuku), a samurai's suicide by disemboweling 免礼 免禮 miǎn lǐ (formal) you may dispense with curtseying 雅乐 雅樂 yǎ yuè formal ceremonial music of each succeeding Chinese dynasty starting with the Zhou / Korean a'ak / Japanese gagaku 枚 méi classifier for small objects: coins, badges, rings, carved seals, chess pieces, eggs, fingerprints etc (more formal than 個|个[ge4]) / classifier for bombs, missiles, satellites etc / (on product packaging) classifier for flat items (from Japanese 枚 "mai") / (old) stick used as a gag to prevent soldiers from talking while sneaking up on the enemy syn 谨 謹 jǐn cautious / careful / solemnly / sincerely (formal) syn 旋 xuàn to whirl / immediately / variant of 鏇|镟[xuan4] syn 下马威 下馬威 xià mǎ wēi display of severity immediately on taking office / (fig.) initial show of strength 怙 hù to rely on / father (formal) syn 怨偶 yuàn ǒu an unhappy couple (formal writing) 紧接 緊接 jǐn jiē to follow immediately afterwards / immediately adjacent syn 跟手 gēn shǒu (coll.) while doing it / on the way through / (coll.) immediately / at once / (of a touch screen) responsive to the user's finger movements syn 前臼齿 前臼齒 qián jiù chǐ premolar tooth (immediately behind canine teeth in some mammals) 孀居 shuāng jū to live in widowhood (formal) syn 敬贺 敬賀 jìng hè to offer one's congratulations (formal) 三跪九叩 sān guì jiǔ kòu to kneel three times and kowtow nine times (formal etiquette on meeting the emperor) 声请 聲請 shēng qǐng to make a formal request / formal request / to make a claim (law) 现学现用 現學現用 xiàn xué xiàn yòng to immediately put into practice something one has just learned (idiom) 立即拨付到国家 立即撥付到國家 lì jí bō fù dào guó jiā assigned immediately to country 甫一 fǔ yī as soon as / immediately after 正式投票 zhèng shì tóu piào formal vote 鹿苑寺 lù yuàn sì Rokuonji in northwest Kyōto 京都, Japan / the formal name of Kinkakuji or Golden pavilion 金閣寺|金阁寺[Jin1 ge2 si4] as Buddhist temple 正规系统 正規系統 zhèng guī xì tǒng formal 交拜 jiāo bài to bow to one another / to kneel and kowtow to one another / formal kowtow as part of traditional wedding ceremony 内阁总理大臣 內閣總理大臣 nèi gé zǒng lǐ dà chén formal title of the Japanese prime minister 八行书 八行書 bā háng shū formal recommendation letter in eight columns syn 共同纲领 共同綱領 gòng tóng gāng lǐng common program / formal program of the communist party after 1949, that served as interim national plan 匝月 zā yuè (formal) a full month 嫠妇 嫠婦 lí fù widow (formal) 孀妇 孀婦 shuāng fù widow (formal) syn 少数民族乡 少數民族鄉 shǎo shù mín zú xiāng ethnic township (formal village level subdivision of PRC county) 居孀 jū shuāng to remain widowed (formal) 提学御史 提學御史 tí xué yù shǐ superintendent of education (formal title) 正装 正裝 zhèng zhuāng formal dress 社会主义教育运动 社會主義教育運動 shè huì zhǔ yì jiào yù yùn dòng Socialist Education Movement (1963-66), formal name of the Four Cleanups Movement 四清運動|四清运动[Si4 qing1 Yun4 dong4] 绽露 綻露 zhàn lù to appear (formal) 