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 然后 然後 rán hòu then / after that / afterwards syn 之后 之後 zhī hòu after / behind / (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards / since then syn 马上 馬上 mǎ shàng at once / right away / immediately / on horseback (i.e. by military force) syn 以后 以後 yǐ hòu after / later / afterwards / following / later on / in the future syn 已 yǐ already / to stop / then / afterwards syn 后面 後面 hòu mian the back / the rear / the last bit / behind / near the end / at the back / later / afterwards syn 后来 後來 hòu lái afterwards / later / newly arrived 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 立即 lì jí immediately syn 底下 dǐ xia the location below sth / afterwards syn 即便 jí biàn even if / even though / right away / immediately syn 后 後 hòu back / behind / rear / afterwards / after / later / post- 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 即刻 jí kè immediately / instant / instantly syn 此后 此後 cǐ hòu after this / afterwards / hereafter syn 后边 後邊 hòu bian the back / the rear / the last bit / behind / near the end / at the back / later / afterwards syn 后头 後頭 hòu tou behind / the back / the rear / later / afterwards / (in) the future 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 随即 隨即 suí jí immediately / presently / following which syn 顿时 頓時 dùn shí immediately / suddenly syn 继而 繼而 jì ér then / afterwards 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 现货 現貨 xiàn huò merchandise or commodities available immediately after sale / merchandise in stock / available item / actuals (investment) / actual commodities 迅即 xùn jí immediately / promptly / quickly syn 登时 登時 dēng shí immediately / at once syn 后面 後面 hòu miàn rear / back / behind / later / afterwards / also pr. [hou4 mian5] 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 嗣后 嗣後 sì hòu from then on / after / afterwards / thereafter syn 继 繼 jì to continue / to follow after / to go on with / to succeed / to inherit / then / afterwards 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 追记 追記 zhuī jì to award posthumously / to write down afterwards / retrospective account 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) 在此之后 在此之後 zài cǐ zhī hòu after this / afterwards / next 后付 後付 hòu fù payment made afterwards / postpaid 朱祁镇 朱祁鎮 zhū qí zhèn Zhu Qizhen, personal name of sixth and eighth Ming emperor Zhengtong 正統|正统[Zheng4 tong3], afterwards Tianshun Emperor 天順|天顺[Tian1 shun4] (1427-1464), reigned 1435-1449 and 1457-1464 继后 繼後 jì hòu later / afterwards 次后 次後 cì hòu afterwards / then 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 赓即 賡即 gēng jí (formal) immediately / promptly