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 都 dōu all / both / entirely / (used for emphasis) even / already / (not) at all syn 也 yě also / too / as well / (not ...) either / (used after a verbal or nominal expression X to indicate that X is an extreme or unexpected case) even (X) / (literary) particle having functions similar to 啊[a5] syn 还 還 hái still / still in progress / still more / yet / even more / in addition / fairly / passably (good) / as early as / even / also / else syn 更 gèng more / even more / further / still / still more syn 就是 jiù shì exactly / precisely / only / simply / just / (used correlatively with 也[ye3]) even / even if syn 却 卻 què but / yet / however / while / to go back / to decline / to retreat / nevertheless / even though syn 连 連 lián to link / to join / to connect / continuously / in succession / including / (used with 也[ye3], 都[dou1] etc) even / company (military) syn 甚至 shèn zhì even / so much so that syn 虽然 雖然 suī rán although / even though (often used correlatively with 可是[ke3 shi4] or 但是[dan4 shi4] etc) syn 即使 jí shǐ even if / even though syn 尽管 儘管 jǐn guǎn despite / although / even though / in spite of / unhesitatingly / do not hesitate (to ask, complain etc) / (go ahead and do it) without hesitating 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 更加 gèng jiā more (than sth else) / even more syn 即 jí namely / that is / i.e. / prompt / at once / at present / even if / prompted (by the occasion) / to approach / to come into contact / to assume (office) / to draw near syn 即便 jí biàn even if / even though / right away / immediately syn 哪怕 nǎ pà even / even if / even though / no matter how syn 就算 jiù suàn (coll.) even if syn 不怕 bù pà fearless / not worried (by setbacks or difficulties) / even if / even though syn 更为 更為 gèng wéi even more syn 多多 duō duō many / much / a lot / lots and lots / more / even more syn 梦寐以求 夢寐以求 mèng mèi yǐ qiú lit. to yearn for sth even in one's dreams (idiom) / fig. to deeply long for / to covet syn 斯蒂芬 sī dì fēn Stephen or Steven (name) 整齐 整齊 zhěng qí orderly / neat / even / tidy 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 一窍不通 一竅不通 yī qiào bù tōng lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head) / I don't understand a word (idiom) / it's all Greek to me syn 卷土重来 卷土重來 juǎn tǔ chóng lái lit. to return in a swirl of dust (idiom) / fig. to regroup and come back even stronger / to make a comeback syn 心平气和 心平氣和 xīn píng qì hé tranquil and even-tempered (idiom) / calmly and without stress syn 雪上加霜 xuě shàng jiā shuāng (idiom) to make matters even worse / to add insult to injury syn 可谓 可謂 kě wèi it could even be said 倍感 bèi gǎn to feel even more (lonely etc) / to be extremely (sad, delighted etc) syn 均匀 均勻 jūn yún even / well-distributed / homogeneous / well-proportioned (figure, body etc) syn 平坦 píng tǎn level / even / smooth / flat syn 斯蒂文 sī dì wén Steven (name) / Simon Stevin (1548-1620), Flemish engineer and mathematician, played a key role in introducing the decimal system to Europe 一尘不染 一塵不染 yī chén bù rǎn untainted by even a speck of dust (idiom) / selfless and incorruptible / spotless syn 乃至 nǎi zhì and even / to go so far as to syn 甚至于 甚至於 shèn zhì yú so much (that) / even (to the extent that) syn 拉平 lā píng to bring to the same level / to even up / to flare out / to flatten out syn 偶数 偶數 ǒu shù even number syn 找齐 找齊 zhǎo qí to make uniform / to even up / to make good a deficiency syn 纵使 縱使 zòng shǐ even if / even though syn 愈加 yù jiā all the more / even more / further syn 不偏不倚 bù piān bù yǐ even-handed / impartial / unbiased / exact / just syn 死有余辜 死有餘辜 sǐ yǒu yú gū (idiom) to be so evil that even death would be insufficient punishment syn 有过之而无不及 有過之而無不及 yǒu guò zhī ér wú bù jí not to be inferior in any aspects (idiom) / to surpass / to outdo / (derog.) to be even worse syn 纵然 縱然 zòng rán even if / even though syn 仁义 仁義 rén yi affable and even-tempered syn 寸草不生 cùn cǎo bù shēng lit. not even a blade of grass grows (idiom) / fig. barren syn 尚且 shàng qiě (not) even / yet / still syn 甚或 shèn huò so much so that / to the extent that / even syn 保底 bǎo dǐ to break even / to guarantee a minimum (salary etc) 平实 平實 píng shí simple and unadorned / plain / (of land) level / even syn 够本 夠本 gòu běn to break even / to get one's money's worth syn 插翅难飞 插翅難飛 chā chì nán fēi lit. even given wings, you couldn't fly (idiom) / fig. impossible to escape syn 双数 雙數 shuāng shù even number syn 甚而 shèn ér even / so much so that syn 沉鱼落雁 沉魚落雁 chén yú luò yàn lit. fish sink, goose alights (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]) / fig. female beauty captivating even the birds and beasts syn 明察秋毫 míng chá qiū háo lit. seeing clearly the downy feathers of autumn (idiom, from Mencius) / fig. perceptive of even the finest detail syn 振聋发聩 振聾發聵 zhèn lóng fā kuì lit. so loud that even the deaf can hear (idiom) / rousing even the apathetic syn 更多 gèng duō more / even more 更高 gèng gāo higher / even higher 齐刷刷 齊刷刷 qí shuā shuā even / uniform syn 律诗 律詩 lǜ shī regular verse / strict poetic form with eight lines of 5, 6 or 7 syllables and even lines rhyming syn 闭月羞花 閉月羞花 bì yuè xiū huā lit. hiding the moon, shaming the flowers (idiom) / fig. female beauty exceeding even that of the natural world syn 平声 平聲 píng shēng level or even tone / first and second tones in modern Mandarin 即或 jí huò even if / even though syn 更大 gèng dà bigger / even bigger 虽是 雖是 suī shì although / even though / even if 再好 zài hǎo even better 保本 bǎo běn to break even 奇偶 jī ǒu parity / odd and even 手无缚鸡之力 手無縛雞之力 shǒu wú fù jī zhī lì lit. lacking the strength even to truss a chicken (saying) / fig. weak / unaccustomed to physical work syn 即令 jí lìng even if / even though syn 扯平 chě píng to make even / to balance / (fig.) to be even / to call it quits syn 双号 雙號 shuāng hào even number (on a ticket, house etc) 鸡犬不宁 雞犬不寧 jī quǎn bù níng lit. not even the chickens and dogs are left undisturbed (idiom) / fig. great commotion / pandemonium syn 双 雙 shuāng two / double / pair / both / even (number) syn 齐 齊 qí neat / even / level with / identical / simultaneous / all together / to even sth out syn 均 jūn equal / even / all / uniform syn 虽 雖 suī although / even though syn 史蒂文 shǐ dì wén Steven, Stephen (name) 纵 縱 zòng vertical / north-south (Taiwan pr. [zong1]) / from front to back / longitudinal / lengthwise (Taiwan pr. [zong1]) / military unit corresponding to an army corps (Taiwan pr. [zong1]) / (bound form) to release (a captive) / to indulge / to leap up / (literary) even if syn 斯皮尔伯格 斯皮爾伯格 sī pí ěr bó gé Steven Spielberg (1946-), US film director 时至今日 時至今日 shí zhì jīn rì (idiom) up to the present / even now / now (in contrast with the past) / at this late hour syn 匀 勻 yún even / well-distributed / uniform / to distribute evenly / to share syn 谘 諮 zī simplified form of 諮 (Note: In practice, 咨 is usually used in simplified Chinese rather than 谘, even though 咨 is not officially designated as the simplified form of 諮.) 奇偶性 jī ǒu xìng parity (odd or even) 清官难断家务事 清官難斷家務事 qīng guān nán duàn jiā wù shì even an honest and upright official will have difficulty resolving a family dispute (proverb) 匀净 勻淨 yún jìng even / uniform syn 不可终日 不可終日 bù kě zhōng rì to be unable to carry on even for a single day / to be in a desperate situation syn 连锅端 連鍋端 lián guō duān to take even the cooking pots (idiom) / to clean out / to wipe out syn 不可端倪 bù kě duān ní impossible to get even an outline (idiom) / unfathomable / not a clue 千虑一得 千慮一得 qiān lǜ yī dé a thousand tries leads to one success (idiom, humble expr.) / Even without any notable ability on my part, I may still get it right sometimes by good luck. 目不窥园 目不窺園 mù bù kuī yuán lit. not even peek at the garden / fig. to be absorbed in one's studies (idiom) syn 蜀犬吠日 shǔ quǎn fèi rì lit. Sichuan dogs bark at the sun (idiom) / fig. a simpleton will marvel at even the most common things / alludes to the Sichuan foggy weather where it's uncommon to see a sunny day syn 西子捧心 xī zǐ pěng xīn lit. Xishi clasps at her heart (idiom) / fig. a woman who is beautiful even when suffering the pangs of illness 贫无立锥 貧無立錐 pín wú lì zhuī not even enough land to stand an awl (idiom) / absolutely destitute 贫无立锥之地 貧無立錐之地 pín wú lì zhuī zhī dì not even enough land to stand an awl (idiom) / absolutely destitute 远亲不如近邻 遠親不如近鄰 yuǎn qīn bù rú jìn lín A relative afar is less use than a close neighbor (idiom). Take whatever help is on hand, even from strangers. 