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 样子 樣子 yàng zi appearance / manner / pattern / model syn 方式 fāng shì way / manner / style / mode / pattern / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 样 樣 yàng manner / pattern / way / appearance / shape / classifier: kind, type syn 格 gé square / frame / rule / (legal) case / style / character / standard / pattern / (grammar) case / (classical) to obstruct / to hinder / (classical) to arrive / to come / (classical) to investigate / to study exhaustively syn 式 shì type / form / pattern / style syn 模型 mó xíng model / mold / matrix / pattern syn 模式 mó shì mode / pattern / model 花样 花樣 huā yàng pattern / way of doing sth / trick / ruse / fancy-style (as in 花樣滑冰|花样滑冰[hua1 yang4 hua2 bing1] figure skating) syn 革命 gé mìng to withdraw the mandate of heaven (and transition to a new dynasty) (original meaning) / revolution / revolutionary / to revolt (against sb or sth) / to revolutionize (sth) / (separable verb sometimes used in the pattern 革noun的命) / CL:次[ci4] syn 图案 圖案 tú àn design / pattern syn 规律 規律 guī lǜ rule (e.g. of science) / law of behavior / regular pattern / rhythm / discipline syn 程式 chéng shì form / pattern / formula / (Tw) (computing) program 形态 形態 xíng tài shape / form / pattern / morphology syn 格子 gé zi lattice / check (pattern of squares) 地中海 dì zhōng hǎi (coll.) bald crown / male pattern baldness 套路 tào lù sequence of movements in martial arts / routine / pattern / standard method syn 模子 mú zi mold / matrix / pattern or die syn 材质 材質 cái zhì texture of timber / quality of material / material (that sth is made of) syn 印花 yìn huā tax stamp / to print a pattern or design on fabric syn 模具 mú jù mold / matrix / pattern or die / Taiwan pr. [mo2 ju4] syn 纹路 紋路 wén lù veined pattern / wrinkles / vein lines (in marble or fingerprint) / grain (in wood etc) syn 不拘一格 bù jū yī gé not stick to one pattern syn 格局 gé jú structure / pattern / layout syn 方格 fāng gé checked pattern / square box character (in Chinese text) indicating an illegible character 加料 jiā liào to feed in / to load (raw material, supplies, fuel etc) / to supply / fortified (with added material) 框框 kuàng kuàng to frame / to circle / pattern / convention / restriction syn 一板一眼 yī bǎn yī yǎn lit. one strong beat and one weak beats in a measure of music (two beats in the bar) (idiom) / fig. follow a prescribed pattern to the letter / scrupulous attention to detail syn 起居 qǐ jū everyday life / regular pattern of life syn 螺纹 螺紋 luó wén spiral pattern / whorl of fingerprint / thread of screw syn 如法炮制 如法炮製 rú fǎ páo zhì lit. to follow the recipe (idiom) / fig. to follow a set pattern syn 雕花 diāo huā carving / decorative carved pattern / arabesque syn 花头 花頭 huā tou trick / pattern / novel idea / knack syn 物欲 wù yù material desire / craving for material things 织锦 織錦 zhī jǐn brocade / silk fabric with colored pattern 规整 規整 guī zhěng according to a pattern / regular / orderly / structured / neat and tidy syn 提花 tí huā Jacquard weave (machine weaving leaving protruding pattern) 型式 xíng shì type / pattern / version / style 句型 jù xíng sentence pattern (in grammar) 句式 jù shì sentence pattern / sentence structure / syntax 样张 樣張 yàng zhāng (printing) proof / specimen page / sample photograph / (fashion design) pattern sheet syn 不了 bù liǎo (as a resultative verb suffix) unable to (do sth) / (pattern: {verb} + 個|个[ge5] + ~) without end / incessantly syn 一套 yī tào suit / a set / a collection / of the same kind / the same old stuff / set pattern of behavior 款式 kuǎn shì pattern / style / design / CL:種|种[zhong3] syn 连连看 連連看 lián lián kàn pattern matching (puzzle game) / matching (type of test question in which presented items are to be paired up) 型态 型態 xíng tài form / shape / type / style / pattern 定式 dìng shì joseki (fixed opening pattern in go game) 熟料 shú liào worked material / chamotte (refractory ceramic material) syn 叶脉 葉脈 yè mài venation (pattern of veins on a leaf) 罗纹 羅紋 luó wén rib (in fabric) / ribbed pattern syn 模式识别 模式識別 mó shì shí bié pattern recognition 窠臼 kē jiù stereotypical pattern / rut syn 晶格 jīng gé crystal lattice (the regular 3-dimensional pattern formed by atoms in a crystal) 牌 pái signboard / plaque / plate / tablet (CL:塊|块[kuai4]) / brand / trademark (CL:個|个[ge4]) / mahjong tile / domino / playing card (CL:張|张[zhang1]) / (bound form) fixed pattern for lyrics or set melody in classical poetry or music (used in 詞牌|词牌[ci2pai2] and 曲牌[qu3pai2]) syn 模 mú mold / die / matrix / pattern syn 模 mó to imitate / model / norm / pattern syn 纹 紋 wén line / trace / mark / pattern / grain (of wood etc) syn 袭 襲 xí (bound form) to raid / to attack / (bound form) to continue the pattern / to perpetuate / (literary) classifier for suits of clothing or sets of bedding syn 矩 jǔ carpenter's square / rule / regulation / pattern / to carve syn 楷 kǎi model / pattern / regular script (calligraphic style) syn 榘 jǔ variant of 矩, carpenter's square / rule / regulation / pattern / to carve 资料 資料 zī liào material / resources / data / information / profile (Internet) / CL:份[fen4],個|个[ge4] syn 物质 物質 wù zhì matter / substance / material / materialistic / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 材料 cái liào (raw) material / data / (fig.) person who has the potential to do the job syn 废物 廢物 fèi wù rubbish / waste material / useless person syn 专辑 專輯 zhuān jí album / record (music) / special collection of printed or broadcast material syn 炸药 炸藥 zhà yào explosive (material) syn 福利 fú lì material benefit / benefit in kind / (social) welfare syn 曝光 pù guāng exposure (e.g. of photosensitive material) / to expose (a scandal to the public) syn 物证 物證 wù zhèng material evidence 原料 yuán liào raw material syn 浓度 濃度 nóng dù concentration (percentage of dissolved material in a solution) / consistency / thickness / density / viscosity syn 器材 qì cái equipment / material syn 实体 實體 shí tǐ entity / substance / thing that has a material existence (as opposed to a conceptual, virtual or online existence) / the real thing (as opposed to an image or model of it) syn 素材 sù cái source material (in literature and art) syn 布料 bù liào fabric / cloth / material (for making clothing, curtains etc) syn 混凝土 hùn níng tǔ concrete (building material) syn 残留物 殘留物 cán liú wù remnant / residue / material left over 分量 fèn liang quantity / weight / measure / (fig.) weight (importance, prestige, authority etc) / (of written material) density syn 存货 存貨 cún huò stock / inventory (of material) 爆炸物 bào zhà wù explosive (material) 废品 廢品 fèi pǐn production rejects / seconds / scrap / discarded material syn 笑料 xiào liào comedic material / (in reference to a person) laughingstock / butt of jokes syn 读物 讀物 dú wù reading material 塑像 sù xiàng to sculpt or mold a statue (by shaping a pliable material such as clay, plaster or wax, which may later be cast in metal – as distinct from carving in stone or wood) / a statue created through such a process syn 老化 lǎo huà (of a person, population or material) to age / (of knowledge) to become outdated 脱胎换骨 脫胎換骨 tuō tāi huàn gǔ to shed one's mortal body and exchange one's bones (idiom) / born again Daoist / to turn over a new leaf / fig. to change wholly / to create from other material (story, artwork etc) syn 火种 火種 huǒ zhǒng tinder / source of a fire / inflammable material / (fig.) spark (of a revolution etc) 柴火 chái huo plant material used as fuel (firewood, straw, leaves etc) syn 文献 文獻 wén xiàn reference material (used in scholarly study) 清高 qīng gāo noble and virtuous / aloof from politics and material pursuits syn 料子 liào zi material syn 实物 實物 shí wù material object / concrete object / original object / in kind / object for practical use / definite thing / reality / matter (physics) syn 实质性 實質性 shí zhì xìng substantive / substantial / material / considerable 隔热 隔熱 gé rè to insulate thermally / insulating (material, effect etc) 有形 yǒu xíng material / tangible / visible / shapely 面料 miàn liào material for making clothes / CL:塊|块[kuai4] syn 衣料 yī liào material for clothing syn 教材 jiào cái teaching material / CL:本[ben3] syn 