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 对 對 duì right / correct / towards / at / for / concerning / regarding / to treat (sb a certain way) / to face / (bound form) opposite / facing / matching / to match together / to adjust / to fit / to suit / to answer / to reply / to add / to pour in (a fluid) / to check / to compare / classifier: couple / pair syn 向 xiàng variant of 向[xiang4] / direction / orientation / to face / to turn toward / to / towards / shortly before / formerly syn 下来 下來 xià lai to come down / (completed action marker) / (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.) / (indicates continuation from the past towards us) / to be harvested (of crops) / to be over (of a period of time) / to go among the masses (said of leaders) syn 晚上 wǎn shang evening / night / CL:個|个[ge4] / in the evening syn 管 guǎn to take care (of) / to control / to manage / to be in charge of / to look after / to run / to care about / tube / pipe / woodwind / classifier for tube-shaped objects / particle similar to 把[ba3] in 管...叫 constructions / writing brush / (coll.) to / towards syn 往 wàng to go (in a direction) / to / towards / (of a train) bound for / past / previous syn 昨晚 zuó wǎn yesterday evening / last night syn 晚安 wǎn ān Good night! / Good evening! 晚餐 wǎn cān evening meal / dinner / CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4] syn 晚饭 晚飯 wǎn fàn evening meal / dinner / supper / CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4],餐[can1] syn 前往 qián wǎng to leave for / to proceed towards / to go to syn 晚会 晚會 wǎn huì evening party / CL:個|个[ge4] 礼服 禮服 lǐ fú ceremonial robe / formal attire (dinner suit, evening gown etc) syn 当晚 當晚 dàng wǎn the same evening syn 走向 zǒu xiàng direction / strike (i.e. angle of inclination in geology) / inclination / trend / to move towards / to head for 指向 zhǐ xiàng to point towards / aimed at / facing / the direction indicated syn 朝着 朝著 cháo zhe towards syn 早晚 zǎo wǎn morning and evening / (in reference to sth that is bound to happen) sooner or later / one of these days / (coll.) (this, or that) point of time / (dialect) at some time in the future syn 夜间 夜間 yè jiān nighttime / evening or night (e.g. classes) syn 冷漠 lěng mò cold and detached towards sb / lack of regard / indifference / neglect syn 晚间 晚間 wǎn jiān evening / night syn 射门 射門 shè mén (soccer, handball etc) to kick or shoot the ball towards the goal 打烊 dǎ yàng to close shop in the evening / also pr. [da3 yang2] syn 晚礼服 晚禮服 wǎn lǐ fú evening dress 面向 面嚮 miàn xiàng to face / to turn towards / to incline to / geared towards / catering for / -oriented / facial feature / appearance / aspect / facet 归于 歸於 guī yú to belong to / affiliated to / to result in sth / to incline towards syn 黄昏 黃昏 huáng hūn dusk / evening / nightfall syn 逼近 bī jìn to press on towards / to close in on / to approach / to draw near syn 慈爱 慈愛 cí ài love / devotion (to children) / affection, esp. towards children syn 偏爱 偏愛 piān ài to be partial towards sth / to favor / to prefer / preference / favorite syn 阵线 陣線 zhèn xiàn a front (militant group) / line of battle / alignment (towards a political party etc) syn 朝向 cháo xiàng toward / to face / to open onto / to turn towards / orientation / exposure / Qibla (Islam) syn 偏向 piān xiàng partial towards sth / to prefer / to incline / erroneous tendencies (Leftist or Revisionist deviation) syn 仇视 仇視 chóu shì to view sb as an enemy / to be hateful towards syn 驱赶 驅趕 qū gǎn to drive (vehicle) / to drive out / to chase away / to herd (people towards a gate) syn 夜校 yè xiào evening school / night school 孝顺 孝順 xiào shùn filial / dutiful / devoted to one's parents (and grandparents etc) / to show filial piety towards (an older family member) / filial piety syn 导向 導向 dǎo xiàng to be oriented towards / orientation 补习班 補習班 bǔ xí bān cram class / cram school / evening classes syn 上行 shàng xíng (of trains) up (i.e. towards the capital) / (of river boats) to go against the current / to submit (a document) to higher authorities syn 晚报 晚報 wǎn bào evening newspaper / (in a newspaper's name) Evening News 引向 yǐn xiàng to lead to / to draw to / to steer towards 同舟共济 同舟共濟 tóng zhōu gòng jì cross a river in the same boat (idiom) / fig. having common interests / obliged to collaborate towards common goals syn 趋于 趨於 qū yú to tend towards syn 夜场 夜場 yè chǎng evening show (at a theater etc) / nighttime entertainment venue (bar, nightclub, disco etc) 情爱 情愛 qíng ài affection / friendly feelings towards sb / love syn 朝三暮四 zhāo sān mù sì lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom) / to change sth that is already settled upon / indecisive / to blow hot and cold syn 晚风 晚風 wǎn fēng evening breeze syn 一朝一夕 yī zhāo yī xī lit. one morning and one evening (idiom) / fig. in a short period of time / overnight syn 顾全 顧全 gù quán to give careful consideration to / to display thoughtfulness towards syn 朝不保夕 zhāo bù bǎo xī at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom) / precarious state / imminent crisis / living from hand to mouth syn 当晚 當晚 dāng wǎn on that evening syn 对华 對華 duì huá (policy etc) towards China 对美 對美 duì měi (policy etc) towards America 对日 對日 duì rì (policy etc) towards Japan 七夕 qī xī double seven festival, evening of seventh of lunar seventh month / girls' festival / Chinese Valentine's day, when Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女 are allowed their annual meeting 初夜 chū yè early evening / wedding night / (fig.) first sexual encounter 对台 對臺 duì tái (policy etc) towards Taiwan 北京晚报 北京晚報 běi jīng wǎn bào Beijing Evening News 新民晚报 新民晚報 xīn mín wǎn bào Xinmin Evening News 晚上好 wǎn shàng hǎo Good evening! 恩宠 恩寵 ēn chǒng special favor from a ruler / Emperor's generosity towards a favorite 华灯初上 華燈初上 huá dēng chū shàng early evening when lanterns are first lit 吸住 xī zhù to draw (towards) / to be drawn to / to be sucked in 交恶 交惡 jiāo è to become enemies / to become hostile towards syn 法制晚报 法製晚報 fǎ zhì wǎn bào Legal Evening News, a Beijing-based legal affairs newspaper launched in 2004 and shut down in 2019 暮霭 暮靄 mù ǎi evening mist syn 顶头 頂頭 dǐng tóu to come directly towards one / top / immediate (superior) 晚景 wǎn jǐng evening scene / circumstances of one's declining years syn 暮气 暮氣 mù qì evening mist / fig. declining spirits / lethargy 裙带关系 裙帶關係 qún dài guān xi favoritism shown to sb because of the influence of the person's wife or other female relative / (by extension) favoritism towards relatives, friends or associates 跟 gēn heel / to follow closely / to go with / (of a woman) to marry sb / with / compared with / to / towards / and (joining two nouns) syn 晚 wǎn evening / night / late syn 冲 衝 chòng powerful / vigorous / pungent / towards / in view of syn 逼 bī to force (sb to do sth) / to compel / to press for / to extort / to press on towards / to press up to / to close in on / euphemistic variant of 屄[bi1] syn 朝 cháo imperial or royal court / government / dynasty / reign of a sovereign or emperor / court or assembly held by a sovereign or emperor / to make a pilgrimage to / facing / towards syn 侧 側 cè the side / to incline towards / to lean / inclined / lateral / side syn 今夜 jīn yè tonight / this evening 搂 摟 lōu to draw towards oneself / to gather / to gather up (one's gown, sleeves etc) / to grab (money) / to extort syn 夕 xī dusk / evening / Taiwan pr. [xi4] syn 迫 pò to force / to compel / to approach or go towards / urgent / pressing syn 暮 mù evening / sunset syn 趋 趨 qū to hasten / to hurry / to walk fast / to approach / to tend towards / to converge syn 晚场 晚場 wǎn chǎng evening show (at theater etc) 哺 餔 bū to eat / evening meal syn 暮鼓晨钟 暮鼓晨鐘 mù gǔ chén zhōng lit. evening drum, morning bell (idiom) / fig. Buddhist monastic practice / the passage of time in a disciplined existence 晨钟暮鼓 晨鐘暮鼓 chén zhōng mù gǔ lit. morning bell, evening drum, symbolizing monastic practice (idiom) / fig. encouragement to study or progress 朝秦暮楚 zhāo qín mù chǔ serve Qin in the morning Chu in the evening (idiom) / quick to switch sides syn 晚祷 晚禱 wǎn dǎo evening prayer / evensong / vespers 汐 xī night tides / evening ebbtide / Taiwan pr. [xi4] syn 旰 gàn sunset / evening 巴山夜雨 bā shān yè yǔ rain on Mt Ba (idiom) / lonely in a strange land / Evening Rain, 1980 movie about the Cultural Revolution 昏定晨省 hūn dìng chén xǐng seeing to bed in the evening and visiting in the morning (ancient filial duty) 晨昏定省 chén hūn dìng xǐng morning and evening visits to parents / cf 昏定晨省[hun1 ding4 chen2 xing3] 朝不虑夕 朝不慮夕 zhāo bù lǜ xī at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom) / precarious state / imminent crisis / living from hand to mouth 朝闻夕改 朝聞夕改 zhāo wén xī gǎi lit. heard in the morning and changed by the evening / to correct an error very quickly (idiom) 朝过夕改 朝過夕改 zhāo guò xī gǎi to correct in the evening a fault of the morning (idiom) / to quickly amend one's ways 