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 只是 zhǐ shì merely / only / just / nothing but / simply / but / however syn 宝贝 寶貝 bǎo bèi treasured object / treasure / darling / baby / cowry / good-for-nothing or queer character syn 没什么 沒甚麼 méi shén me it doesn't matter / it's nothing / never mind / think nothing of it / it's my pleasure / you're welcome syn 而已 ér yǐ that's all / nothing more syn 剩下 shèng xià to remain / to be left over syn 无关 無關 wú guān unrelated / having nothing to do (with sth else) syn 仅仅 僅僅 jǐn jǐn barely / only / merely / only (this and nothing more) syn 左右 zuǒ yòu left and right / nearby / approximately / attendant / to control / to influence syn 没事儿 沒事兒 méi shì r to have spare time / free from work / it's not important / it's nothing / never mind syn 左边 左邊 zuǒ bian left / the left side / to the left of syn 没事 沒事 méi shì it's not important / it's nothing / never mind / to have nothing to do / to be free / to be all right (out of danger or trouble) syn 独一无二 獨一無二 dú yī wú èr unique and unmatched (idiom) / unrivalled / nothing compares with it syn 左手 zuǒ shǒu left hand / left-hand side syn 提取 tí qǔ to withdraw (money) / to collect (left luggage) / to extract / to refine syn 何况 何況 hé kuàng let alone / to say nothing of / besides / what's more syn 大惊小怪 大驚小怪 dà jīng xiǎo guài to make a fuss about nothing (idiom) syn 残留 殘留 cán liú to remain / to be left over / residual / remnant / residue syn 无所事事 無所事事 wú suǒ shì shì to have nothing to do / to idle one's time away (idiom) syn 白白 bái bái in vain / to no purpose / for nothing / white syn 左撇子 zuǒ piě zi left-hander 左侧 左側 zuǒ cè left side syn 完美无缺 完美無缺 wán měi wú quē perfect and without blemish / flawless / to leave nothing to be desired syn 泡汤 泡湯 pào tāng (coll.) to fizzle out / to come to nothing / to dawdle / to stall / (Tw) to have a soak in a hot spring bath syn 一事无成 一事無成 yī shì wú chéng to have achieved nothing / to be a total failure / to get nowhere syn 残留物 殘留物 cán liú wù remnant / residue / material left over 不起眼 bù qǐ yǎn unremarkable / nothing out of the ordinary syn 窝囊废 窩囊廢 wō nang fèi (coll.) spineless coward / wimp / a good-for-nothing syn 平淡 píng dàn flat / dull / ordinary / nothing special syn 饭桶 飯桶 fàn tǒng rice tub (from which cooked rice or other food is served) / (fig.) fathead / a good-for-nothing syn 若无其事 若無其事 ruò wú qí shì (idiom) as if nothing had happened / calm and composed / nonchalant syn 一成不变 一成不變 yī chéng bù biàn nothing much changes (idiom) / always the same / stuck in a rut syn 无非 無非 wú fēi only / nothing else syn 家常便饭 家常便飯 jiā cháng biàn fàn simple home-style meal / common occurrence / nothing out of the ordinary syn 左翼 zuǒ yì left-wing (political) syn 殆尽 殆盡 dài jìn almost exhausted / nearly depleted / practically nothing left syn 莫过于 莫過於 mò guò yú nothing can surpass syn 废料 廢料 fèi liào waste products / refuse / garbage / good-for-nothing (derog.) syn 白手起家 bái shǒu qǐ jiā (idiom) to build up from nothing / to start from scratch syn 无计可施 無計可施 wú jì kě shī no strategy left to try (idiom) / at one's wit's end / at the end of one's tether / powerless syn 空空 kōng kōng empty / vacuous / nothing / vacant / in vain / all for nothing / air-to-air (missile) 亲密无间 親密無間 qīn mì wú jiān close relation, no gap (idiom) / intimate and nothing can come between syn 脓包 膿包 nóng bāo pustule / (fig.) worthless person / a good-for-nothing / useless weakling syn 窝囊 窩囊 wō nang to feel vexed / annoyed / good-for-nothing / stupid and cowardly syn 穷光蛋 窮光蛋 qióng guāng dàn poor wretch / pauper / destitute man / poverty-stricken peasant / penniless good-for-nothing / impecunious vagabond syn 左右手 zuǒ yòu shǒu left and right hands / (fig.) capable assistant / right-hand man syn 面目全非 miàn mù quán fēi nothing remains the same (idiom) / change beyond recognition syn 荒芜 荒蕪 huāng wú left to return to unchecked growth / overgrown / grown wild syn 草包 cǎo bāo bag made of woven straw / bag filled with straw / (fig.) a good-for-nothing / clumsy oaf syn 无中生有 無中生有 wú zhōng shēng yǒu to create something from nothing (idiom) syn 左面 zuǒ miàn left side syn 微乎其微 wēi hū qí wēi a tiny bit / very little / next to nothing (idiom) syn 赤手空拳 chì shǒu kōng quán empty hand, empty fist (idiom) / having nothing to rely on / unarmed and defenseless syn 无异 無異 wú yì nothing other than / to differ in no way from / the same as / to amount to syn 无言 無言 wú yán to remain silent / to have nothing to say 平淡无奇 平淡無奇 píng dàn wú qí ordinary and mediocre (idiom) / nothing to write home about syn 不了了之 bù liǎo liǎo zhī to settle a matter by leaving it unsettled / to end up with nothing definite syn 无依无靠 無依無靠 wú yī wú kào no one to rely on (idiom) / on one's own / orphaned / left to one's own devices syn 不在话下 不在話下 bù zài huà xià to be nothing difficult / to be a cinch syn 空空如也 kōng kōng rú yě as empty as anything (idiom) / completely bereft / to have nothing / vacuous / hollow / empty (argument, head etc) syn 潜台词 潛臺詞 qián tái cí unspoken dialogue in a play, left for the audience to infer / subtext / (fig.) implicit assertion 一场空 一場空 yī chǎng kōng all one's hopes and efforts come to nothing / futile syn 无所作为 無所作為 wú suǒ zuò wéi attempting nothing and accomplishing nothing (idiom) / without any initiative or drive / feckless syn 告吹 gào chuī to fizzle out / to come to nothing 三军 三軍 sān jūn (in former times) upper, middle and lower army / army of right, center and left / (in modern times) the three armed services: Army, Navy and Air Force syn 左派 zuǒ pài (political) left / left wing / leftist syn 扬长而去 揚長而去 yáng cháng ér qù to swagger off / to walk off (or drive off etc) without a second thought for those left behind 完备 完備 wán bèi faultless / complete / perfect / to leave nothing to be desired syn 遗志 遺志 yí zhì the mission in life of a deceased person, left to others to carry on 左上 zuǒ shàng upper left 左倾 左傾 zuǒ qīng left-leaning / progressive 目空一切 mù kōng yī qiè the eye can see nothing worthwhile all around (idiom) / arrogant / condescending / supercilious syn 无事生非 無事生非 wú shì shēng fēi to make trouble out of nothing syn 不外乎 bù wài hū nothing else but syn 美不胜收 美不勝收 měi bù shèng shōu nothing more beautiful can be imagined (idiom) syn 余力 餘力 yú lì energy left over (to do sth else) syn 左岸 zuǒ àn Left Bank (in Paris) 不外 bù wài not beyond the scope of / nothing more than syn 回天乏术 回天乏術 huí tiān fá shù (idiom) nothing can be done to remedy the situation / beyond recovery syn 左顾右盼 左顧右盼 zuǒ gù yòu pàn glancing to left and right (idiom) / to look all around syn 无可非议 無可非議 wú kě fēi yì irreproachable (idiom) / nothing blameworthy about it at all syn 没说的 沒說的 méi shuō de nothing to pick on / really good / nothing to discuss / settled matter / no problem 白饭 白飯 bái fàn plain cooked rice / rice with nothing to go with it syn 里手 裡手 lǐ shǒu expert / left-hand side (of a machine) / left-hand side (driver's side) of a vehicle syn 扑空 撲空 pū kōng lit. to rush at thin air / fig. to miss one's aim / to have nothing to show for one's troubles syn 天网恢恢 天網恢恢 tiān wǎng huī huī lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73) / fig. the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape / you can't run from the long arm of the law syn 不甘寂寞 bù gān jì mò unwilling to remain lonely or idle / unwilling to be left out syn 歇后语 歇後語 xiē hòu yǔ anapodoton (a saying in which the second part, uttered after a pause or totally left out, is the intended meaning of the allegory presented in the first part) 其貌不扬 其貌不揚 qí mào bù yáng (idiom) nothing special to look at / unprepossessing syn 边角料 邊角料 biān jiǎo liào scrap / bits and pieces left over 不过尔尔 不過爾爾 bù guò ěr ěr not more than so-so (idiom) / mediocre / nothing out of the ordinary syn 单眼 單眼 dān yǎn ommatidium (single component of insect's compound eye) / one eye (i.e. one's left or right eye) 只不过 只不過 zhǐ bu guò only / merely / nothing but / no more than / it's just that ... syn 没有什么 沒有甚麼 méi yǒu shén me it is nothing / there's nothing ... about it 没办法 沒辦法 méi bàn fǎ there is nothing to be done / one can't do anything about it 罢了 罷了 bà le a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much) syn 不该 不該 bù gāi should not / to owe nothing 没有办法 沒有辦法 méi yǒu bàn fǎ there is nothing to be done / one can't do anything about it 