正好 zhèng hǎo just (in time) / just right / just enough / to happen to / to chance to / by chance / it just so happens that syn 凑合 湊合 còu he to bring together / to make do in a bad situation / to just get by / to improvise / passable / not too bad syn 够味 夠味 gòu wèi lit. just the right flavor / just right / just the thing / excellent 才然 纔然 cái rán just recently / just a moment ago / just now 说得过去 說得過去 shuō de guò qù acceptable / passable / justifiable / (of a course of action) to make sense syn 可通 kě tōng passable / possible to reach 看得过 看得過 kàn de guò presentable / passable 寥寥可数 寥寥可數 liáo liáo kě shǔ just a very few (idiom) / tiny number / just a handful / not many at all / You count them on your fingers. syn 刚刚 剛剛 gāng gang just recently / just a moment ago syn 恰到好处 恰到好處 qià dào hǎo chù it's just perfect / it's just right syn 正巧 zhèng qiǎo just by chance / to happen to (just at the right time) / opportune syn 方 fāng square / power or involution (math.) / upright / honest / fair and square / direction / side / party (to a contract, dispute etc) / place / method / prescription (medicine) / just when / only or just / classifier for square things / abbr. for square or cubic meter syn 当 當 dāng to be / to act as / manage / withstand / when / during / ought / should / match equally / equal / same / obstruct / just at (a time or place) / on the spot / right / just at syn 适值 適值 shì zhí just at that time / as it happens / by good luck, just then syn 临 臨 lín to face / to overlook / to arrive / to be (just) about to / just before syn 犹 猶 yóu as if / (just) like / just as / still / yet syn 甫 fǔ (classical) barely / just / just now syn 刚一 剛一 gāng yī to be just about to / to have just started to 适间 適間 shì jiān just now / just a moment ago 算老几 算老幾 suàn lǎo jǐ just who do (you) think (you) are? (or "just who does (she) think (she) is?" etc) 一如既往 yī rú jì wǎng just as in the past (idiom) / as before / continuing as always syn 理直气壮 理直氣壯 lǐ zhí qì zhuàng in the right and self-confident (idiom) / bold and confident with justice on one's side / to have the courage of one's convictions / just and forceful syn 见义勇为 見義勇為 jiàn yì yǒng wéi to see what is right and act courageously (idiom, from Analects) / to stand up bravely for the truth / acting heroically in a just cause syn 寥寥无几 寥寥無幾 liáo liáo wú jǐ just a very few (idiom) / tiny number / not many at all / You count them on your fingers. syn 指日可待 zhǐ rì kě dài imminent / just around the corner (idiom) syn 恰如其分 qià rú qí fèn (idiom) appropriate / apt / just right syn 难兄难弟 難兄難弟 nán xiōng nán dì lit. hard to differentiate between elder and younger brother (idiom) / fig. one is just as bad as the other syn 得过且过 得過且過 dé guò qiě guò satisfied just to get through (idiom) / to muddle through / without high ambitions, but getting by syn 有备无患 有備無患 yǒu bèi wú huàn Preparedness averts peril. / to be prepared, just in case (idiom) 苦尽甘来 苦盡甘來 kǔ jìn gān lái bitterness finishes, sweetness begins (idiom) / the hard times are over, the good times just beginning syn 说一不二 說一不二 shuō yī bù èr to say one and mean just that (idiom) / to keep one's word syn 浅尝辄止 淺嚐輒止 qiǎn cháng zhé zhǐ lit. to stop after taking just a sip (idiom) / fig. to gain only a superficial knowledge of sth and then stop syn 一丘之貉 yī qiū zhī hé jackals of the same tribe (idiom) / fig. They are all just as bad as each other. syn 师出无名 師出無名 shī chū wú míng lit. to go to war without just cause (idiom) / to act without justification syn 名副其实 名副其實 míng fù qí shí not just in name only, but also in reality (idiom) / aptly named / worthy of the name syn 不愧不怍 bù kuì bù zuò no shame, no subterfuge (idiom) / just and honorable / upright and above board 以防万一 以防萬一 yǐ fáng wàn yī to guard against the unexpected (idiom) / just in case / prepared for any eventualities syn 只言片语 只言片語 zhǐ yán piàn yǔ just a word or two (idiom) / a few isolated phrases syn 失道寡助 shī dào guǎ zhù an unjust cause finds little support (idiom, from Mencius) / cf 得道多助[de2 dao4 duo1 zhu4] a just cause attracts much support 得而复失 得而復失 dé ér fù shī to lose what one has just obtained (idiom) 得道多助 dé dào duō zhù a just cause enjoys abundant support (idiom) / those upholding justice will find help all around syn 心有灵犀一点通 心有靈犀一點通 xīn yǒu líng xī yī diǎn tōng hearts linked as one, just as the proverbial rhinoceros communicates emotion telepathically through his single horn (idiom) / fig. two hearts beat as one 果不其然 guǒ bù qí rán (idiom) just as expected syn 略见一斑 略見一斑 lüè jiàn yī bān lit. to glimpse just one spot (of the leopard) (idiom) / fig. to get an inkling of the whole picture syn 破罐破摔 pò guàn pò shuāi lit. to smash a pot just because it has a crack (idiom) / fig. to give up altogether after a setback / to throw one's hands up in frustration and let it all go to hell syn 兰艾同焚 蘭艾同焚 lán ài tóng fén lit. to burn both fragrant orchids and stinking weeds (idiom) / fig. to destroy indiscriminately the noble and common / the rain falls on the just and unjust alike 郑人买履 鄭人買履 zhèng rén mǎi lǚ lit. the person from Zheng 鄭|郑[Zheng4] who wanted to buy shoes (an allusion to an ancient story about somebody who, when buying a pair of shoes, preferred to rely on their foot measurements rather than just trying them on) (idiom) / fig. disregarding the sensible approach in favor of adherence to a fixed idea 师出有名 師出有名 shī chū yǒu míng lit. to have sufficient reason to send troops (idiom) / to do something with good reason / to have just cause 俯拾皆是 fǔ shí jiē shì lit. so numerous that one could just bend down and pick them up (idiom) / fig. extremely common / easily available syn 口说无凭 口說無憑 kǒu shuō wú píng (idiom) you can't rely on a verbal agreement / just because sb says sth, doesn't mean it's true 人不可貌相，海水不可斗量 rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom) 得道多助，失道寡助 dé dào duō zhù , shī dào guǎ zhù A just cause attracts much support, an unjust one finds little (idiom, from Mencius) 现学现用 現學現用 xiàn xué xiàn yòng to immediately put into practice something one has just learned (idiom) 心急吃不了热豆腐 心急吃不了熱豆腐 xīn jí chī bu liǎo rè dòu fu hasty men don't get to eat hot tofu (idiom) / one just has to be patient / haste will ruin everything 人有失手，马有失蹄 人有失手，馬有失蹄 rén yǒu shī shǒu , mǎ yǒu shī tí lit. just as humans make mistakes, so can a horse stumble (idiom) / fig. everyone makes mistakes / even the best fall down sometimes 人为财死，鸟为食亡 人為財死，鳥為食亡 rén wèi cái sǐ , niǎo wèi shí wáng lit. human beings will die for riches, just as birds will for food (idiom) / fig. man will do anything in his means to become rich 素面朝天 sù miàn cháo tiān lit. to present oneself confidently to the emperor, without makeup (as did the sister of Yang Guifei 楊貴妃|杨贵妃[Yang2 Gui4 fei1]) (idiom) / fig. (of a woman) to show one's natural features, without makeup / to present oneself just as one is, without artifice 人往高处走，水往低处流 人往高處走，水往低處流 rén wǎng gāo chù zǒu , shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom) / one should constantly strive to make progress 强扭的瓜不甜 強扭的瓜不甜 qiǎng niǔ de guā bù tián lit. if you have to use force to break a melon off the vine, it won't taste sweet (because it's only when the melon is ripe that it can be removed with just a slight twist) (idiom) / fig. if sth is not meant to be, it's no use trying to force it to happen 坐吃山空 zuò chī shān kōng lit. just sitting and eating, one can deplete even a mountain of wealth (idiom) / fig. to spend one's money without generating any income 小不忍则乱大谋 小不忍則亂大謀 xiǎo bù rěn zé luàn dà móu (idiom) great plans can be ruined by just a touch of impatience 死了张屠夫，不吃混毛猪 死了張屠夫，不吃混毛豬 sǐ le zhāng tú fū , bù chī hùn máo zhū lit. just because Zhang the butcher dies, doesn't mean we'll have to eat pork mixed with bristles (idiom) / fig. nobody is indispensable 一如既往 yī rú - jì wǎng (idiom) just as in the past / as before / continuing as always syn 口说无凭 口說無憑 kǒu shuō - wú píng (idiom) you can't rely on a verbal agreement / just because sb says sth, doesn't mean it's true 只言片语 只言片語 zhī yán piàn yǔ (idiom) just a word or two / a few isolated phrases syn 善罢甘休 善罷甘休 shàn bà - gān xiū (idiom) to let the matter rest / to just let it go / to take it lying down (usu. used in the negative) syn 略知一二 lüè zhī - yī èr (idiom) to know just a little / to have a rough idea syn 破罐破摔 pò guàn - pò shuāi lit. to smash a pot just because it has a crack (idiom) / fig. to give up altogether after a setback / to throw one's hands up in frustration and let it all go to hell syn 阿猫阿狗 阿貓阿狗 ā māo - ā gǒu (idiom) (coll.) any Tom, Dick or Harry / just about anyone (used dismissively) 就是 jiù shì exactly / precisely / only / simply / just / (used correlatively with 也[ye3]) even / even if syn 只是 zhǐ shì merely / only / just / nothing but / simply / but / however syn 一样 一樣 yī yàng same / like / equal to / the same as / just like syn 不仅 不僅 bù jǐn not just / not limited to / (as a correlative conjunction) not only (..., but also ...) syn 刚才 剛纔 gāng cái just now (variant of 剛才|刚才[gang1 cai2]) syn 便是 biàn shì (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated) / precisely / exactly / even / if / just like / in the same way as syn 只不过 祇不過 zhǐ bù guò it's just that ... syn 只不过 只不過 zhǐ bu guò only / merely / nothing but / no more than / it's just that ... syn 个别 個別 gè bié individually / one by one / just one or two / exceptional / rare syn 正如 zhèng rú just as / precisely as syn 万一 萬一 wàn yī just in case / if by any chance / contingency syn 正当 正當 zhèng dāng timely / just (when needed) syn 偏偏 piān piān (indicating that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately / as it happened / (indicating that sth is the opposite of what would be normal or reasonable) stubbornly / contrarily / against reason / (indicating that sb or a group is singled out) precisely / only / of all people syn 公正 gōng zhèng just / fair / equitable syn 刚好 剛好 gāng hǎo just / exactly / to happen to be syn 正义 正義 zhèng yì justice / righteousness / just / righteous syn 可不是 kě bu shì that's just the way it is / exactly! 正要 zhèng yào to be just about to / to be on the point of syn 高低 gāo dī height / level / (music) pitch / relative superiority / propriety / discretion (usu. in the negative, e.g. 不知高低[bu4zhi1 gao1di1]) / no matter what / just / simply (will not ..., must ... etc) / at long last syn 这不 這不 zhè bu (coll.) As a matter of fact, ... (used to introduce evidence for what one has just asserted) 方才 fāng cái just now / then syn 恰恰 qià qià exactly / just / precisely syn 恰好 qià hǎo as it turns out / by lucky coincidence / (of number, time, size etc) just right syn 以防 yǐ fáng (so as) to avoid / to prevent / (just) in case syn 宛如 wǎn rú to be just like syn 在那儿 在那兒 zài na r (adverbial expression indicating that the attention of the subject of the verb is focused on what they are doing, not distracted by anything else) / just ...ing (and nothing else) 一二 yī èr one or two / a few / a little / just a bit syn 索性 suǒ xìng you might as well (do it) / simply / just syn 一如 yī rú to be just like 跟前 gēn qián the front (of) / (in) front / (in) sb's presence / just before (a date) syn 