不久 bù jiǔ not long (after) / before too long / soon / soon after syn 一回生二回熟 yī huí shēng èr huí shú unfamiliar at first, but well accustomed soon enough (idiom) 好起来 好起來 hǎo qǐ lai to get better / to improve / to get well 闪婚 閃婚 shǎn hūn to get married soon after meeting (abbr. for 閃電結婚|闪电结婚[shan3 dian4 jie2 hun1]) (neologism c. 2005) 一回生，二回熟 yī huí shēng , èr huí shú lit. at first raw, later ripe (idiom) / unfamiliar at first but you get used to it / strangers at first meeting, but soon friends / awkward at first but becoming skillful later / an acquired taste 一次生，两次熟 一次生，兩次熟 yī cì shēng , liǎng cì shú unfamiliar at first but you get used to it / strangers are first meeting, but soon friends / an acquired taste 闪电结婚 閃電結婚 shǎn diàn jié hūn to get married soon after meeting 中招 zhòng zhāo (martial arts) to get hit / to get taken down / (fig.) to get infected (disease or computer virus) / (fig.) to fall for sb's trap / to be taken in 坏掉 壞掉 huài diào to get broken / to get damaged / to get ruined 弄到手 nòng dào shǒu to get in hand / to get (one's) hands on / to get hold of (in the sense of to acquire) 掌握 zhǎng wò to grasp (often fig.) / to control / to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny) / to master / to know well / to understand sth well and know how to use it / fluency syn 风光 風光 fēng guāng scene / view / sight / landscape / to be well-regarded / to be well-off / grand (dialect) / impressive (dialect) syn 均匀 均勻 jūn yún even / well-distributed / homogeneous / well-proportioned (figure, body etc) syn 富裕 fù yù prosperous / well-to-do / well-off syn 出名 chū míng well-known for sth / to become well known / to make one's mark / to lend one's name (to an event, endeavor etc) syn 熟识 熟識 shú shi to be well acquainted with / to know well syn 匀称 勻稱 yún chèn well proportioned / well shaped syn 称职 稱職 chèn zhí well qualified / competent / to be equal to the task / able to do sth very well 水井滤网 shuǐ jǐng lǜ wǎng well screen / well strainer 浅管井 淺管井 shallow tube well / shallow cased well 地震测深 地震測深 velocity survey / well velocity survey / well shooting / velocity shooting 测井爆破 測井爆破 cè jǐng bào pò velocity survey / well velocity survey / well shooting / velocity shooting 测速爆破 測速爆破 cè sù bào pò velocity survey / well velocity survey / well shooting / velocity shooting 桔槔 jié gāo well sweep (device for raising and lowering a bucket in a well, using a pivoted pole) 相处 相處 xiāng chǔ to be in contact (with sb) / to associate / to interact / to get along (well, poorly) syn 到位 dào wèi to get to the intended location / to be in place / to be in position / precise / well (done) syn 过得 過得 guò dé How are you getting by? / How's life? / contraction of 過得去|过得去, can get by / tolerably well / not too bad 不和 bù hé not to get along well / to be on bad terms / to be at odds / discord syn 疗养 療養 liáo yǎng to get well / to heal / to recuperate / to convalesce / convalescence / to nurse syn 过得去 過得去 guò dé qù lit. can pass through (an opening) / fig. can get by (in life) / tolerably well / not too bad / How are you getting by? / How's life? syn 麻吉 má jí (slang) (Tw) close friend / best pal / to get along well / to be tight / congenial 睦邻 睦鄰 mù lín to get on well with one's neighbors / amicable relationship with one's neighbor syn 合得来 合得來 hé de lái to get along with well / compatible syn 合群 hé qún to fit in / to get on well with others / sociable / to form a mutually supportive group syn 投契 tóu qì to get along well (with sb) / congenial / to speculate (on financial markets) syn 人财两空 人財兩空 rén cái liǎng kōng (idiom) to suffer the departure of sb (talented staff or one's spouse etc) and a financial loss as well / to get burned both romantically and financially 不睦 bù mù to not get along well / to be at odds 倾盖 傾蓋 qīng gài to meet in passing / to get on well at first meeting 同一挂 同一掛 tóng yī guà (coll.) to have a lot in common (with sb) / to get along well with each other 舒眠 shū mián to sleep well / to get restful sleep / (medicine) to be anesthetized 看看 kàn kan to take a look at / to examine / to survey / (coll.) pretty soon syn 最近 zuì jìn recently / soon / nearest syn 即将 即將 jí jiāng about to / on the point of / soon syn 近期 jìn qī near in time / in the near future / very soon / recent syn 尽快 盡快 jǐn kuài as quickly as possible / as soon as possible syn 随后 隨後 suí hòu soon after syn 眼看 yǎn kàn soon / in a moment / to look on as sth happens syn 早日 zǎo rì soon / at an early date / the early days / the past syn 一经 一經 yī jīng as soon as / once (an action has been completed) syn 眼见 眼見 yǎn jiàn to see with one's own eyes / very soon syn 一 yī one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit syn 不一会 不一會 bù yī huì soon syn 及早 jí zǎo at the earliest possible time / as soon as possible syn 旋即 xuán jí soon after / shortly syn 从速 從速 cóng sù (to do sth) with dispatch / as soon as possible syn 趁早 chèn zǎo as soon as possible / at the first opportunity / the sooner the better / before it's too late syn 在望 zài wàng within view / visible / (fig.) in the offing / around the corner / soon to materialize syn 且慢 qiě màn to wait a moment / do not go too soon 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 既而 jì ér soon after / later / then 未几 未幾 wèi jǐ soon / before long 赶早 趕早 gǎn zǎo as soon as possible / at the first opportunity / the sooner the better / before it's too late syn 便 biàn plain / informal / suitable / convenient / opportune / to urinate or defecate / equivalent to 就[jiu4]: then / in that case / even if / soon afterwards syn 俄而 é ér (literary) very soon / before long 无何 無何 wú hé nothing else / soon / before long 快 kuài rapid / quick / speed / rate / soon / almost / to make haste / clever / sharp (of knives or wits) / forthright / plainspoken / gratified / pleased / pleasant syn 俄 é suddenly / very soon 乐极生悲 樂極生悲 lè jí shēng bēi extreme joy turns to sorrow (idiom) / Don't celebrate too soon, things could still go wrong! syn 为时过早 為時過早 wéi shí guò zǎo premature / too soon syn 一半天 yī bàn tiān in a day or two / soon 人无远虑，必有近忧 人無遠慮，必有近憂 rén wú yuǎn lǜ , bì yǒu jìn yōu He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects). / Smug concentration on the here and now will lead to future sorrow. 即早 jí zǎo as soon as possible 少刻 shǎo kè a short while / soon syn 少间 少間 shǎo jiàn soon / a short while / a narrow gap / slightly better (state of health) 早早儿 早早兒 zǎo zǎo r (coll.) as soon as possible / as early as one can syn 早生贵子 早生貴子 zǎo shēng guì zǐ give birth to a son soon (propitiatory compliment to newlyweds) 然顷 然頃 rán qǐng in a short time / soon / before long 打早 dǎ zǎo earlier / long ago / as soon as possible 甫一 fǔ yī as soon as / immediately after 没多久 沒多久 méi duō jiǔ before long / soon after 水逆 shuǐ nì (astrology) Mercury retrograde (abbr. for 水星逆行[shui3 xing1 ni4 xing2]) / (coll.) to have a period of bad luck / (TCM) water retention in the abdomen causing the vomiting of liquids as soon as one drinks 对付 對付 duì fu to handle / to deal with / to tackle / to get by with / to make do / (dialect) (usu. used in the negative) to get along with (sb) syn 起床 qǐ chuáng to get out of bed / to get up syn 进水 進水 jìn shuǐ to have water get in (one's ear, shoes etc) / to get flooded / inflow of water 受累 shòu lěi to get dragged into / to get involved (on sb else's account) syn 中弹 中彈 zhòng dàn to get hit by a bullet / to get shot syn 染指 rǎn zhǐ to dip a finger (idiom) / fig. to get one's finger in the pie / to get a share of the action / abbr. for 染指於鼎|染指于鼎 一蹴而就 yī cù ér jiù to get there in one step (idiom) / easily done / success at a stroke / to get results overnight syn 起 qǐ to rise / to raise / to get up / to set out / to start / to appear / to launch / to initiate (action) / to draft / to establish / to get (from a depot or counter) / verb suffix, to start / starting from (a time, place, price etc) / classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance / classifier for groups: batch, group syn 受潮 shòu cháo to get moist / to get damp (due to humidity, seepage etc) 晕菜 暈菜 yūn cài (dialect) to get confused / to be dumbfounded / to get dizzy 讨巧 討巧 tǎo qiǎo to act cleverly to get what one desires / to get the best at least expense syn 锒铛入狱 鋃鐺入獄 láng dāng rù yù lit. to get shackled and thrown in jail (idiom) / fig. to be put behind bars / to get jailed syn 玩火自焚 wán huǒ zì fén to play with fire and get burnt (idiom) / fig. to play with evil and suffer the consequences / to get one's fingers burnt syn 出脱 出脫 chū tuō to manage to sell / to dispose of sth (by selling) / to get property off one's hands / to find excuses (to get off a charge) / to extricate sb (from trouble) / to vindicate / to become prettier (of child) syn 惹火烧身 惹火燒身 rě huǒ shāo shēn stir up the fire and you get burnt (idiom) / to get one's fingers burnt / fig. to suffer on account of one's own meddling syn 庸人自扰 庸人自擾 yōng rén zì rǎo lit. silly people get their panties in a bunch (idiom) / fig. to get upset over nothing / to make problems for oneself syn 一蹴而得 yī cù ér dé to get there in one step (idiom) / easily done / success at a stroke / to get results overnight 戴盆望天 dài pén wàng tiān lit. viewing the sky with a basin on one's head / it is hard to get a clear view of the sky while carrying a platter on one's head / fig. it is hard to get on in one's career while encumbered by family obligations / one can't perform a major task while bothered by other duties syn 