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 太 tài highest / greatest / too (much) / very / extremely syn 多 duō many / much / more / a lot of / too many / in excess / (after a numeral) ... odd / how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. [duo2]) / (bound form) multi- / poly- syn 这么 這麼 zhè me so much / this much / how much? / this way / like this syn 那么 那麼 nà me like that / in that way / or so / so / so very much / about / in that case syn 几 幾 jǐ how much / how many / several / a few syn 很多 hěn duō very many / very much / great (quantity) syn 多少 duō shao how much? / how many? / (phone number, student ID etc) what number? syn 甚至 shèn zhì even / so much so that syn 远 遠 yuǎn far / distant / remote / (intensifier in a comparison) by far / much (lower etc) syn 多么 多麼 duō me how (wonderful etc) / what (a great idea etc) / however (difficult it may be etc) / (in interrogative sentences) how (much etc) / to what extent syn 许多 許多 xǔ duō many / a lot of / much syn 顺便 順便 shùn biàn conveniently / in passing / without much extra effort syn 尽量 盡量 jìn liàng as much as possible / to the greatest extent syn 好多 hǎo duō many / quite a lot / much better syn 足以 zú yǐ sufficient to... / so much so that / so that syn 老弟 lǎo dì (affectionate form of address for a male who is not very much younger than oneself) my boy / old pal syn 尽情 盡情 jìn qíng as much as one likes syn 多多 duō duō many / much / a lot / lots and lots / more / even more syn 足足 zú zú fully / no less than / as much as / extremely syn 几何 幾何 jǐ hé geometry / (literary) how much syn 猜谜 猜謎 cāi mí to answer a riddle / to guess (i.e. form an opinion without much evidence) 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 若干 ruò gān a certain number or amount / how many? / how much? syn 领教 領教 lǐng jiào much obliged / thank you / to ask advice / (ironically or humorously) to experience / to taste 自命不凡 zì mìng bù fán to think too much of oneself / self-important / arrogant syn 酒量 jiǔ liàng capacity for liquor / how much one can drink 参半 參半 cān bàn half / half and half / both ... and ... / just as much ... as ... / equally syn 重头戏 重頭戲 zhòng tóu xì opera (or role) involving much singing and action / (fig.) highlight / main feature / major activity syn 爱莫能助 愛莫能助 ài mò néng zhù unable to help however much one would like to (idiom) / Although we sympathize, there is no way to help you. / My hands are tied. syn 良多 liáng duō considerably / much / quite a bit syn 甚至于 甚至於 shèn zhì yú so much (that) / even (to the extent that) syn 凉拌 涼拌 liáng bàn to dress cold food with sauce / (slang) there's not much you can do about it (wordplay using 拌[ban4] instead of its homophone 辦|办[ban4]) 爱不释手 愛不釋手 ài bù shì shǒu (idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down / to find sth utterly irresistible syn 咫尺 zhǐ chǐ (literary) very close / very near syn 半斤八两 半斤八兩 bàn jīn bā liǎng not much to choose between the two / tweedledum and tweedledee syn 大有作为 大有作為 dà yǒu zuò wéi to accomplish much / to have good prospects / to have a promising future syn 吃得开 吃得開 chī de kāi to be popular / to be getting on well / much in demand syn 颇具 頗具 pō jù rather / quite / to have much syn 甚或 shèn huò so much so that / to the extent that / even syn 太多 tài duō too much 多达 多達 duō dá up to / no less than / as much as 僧多粥少 sēng duō zhōu shǎo lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom) / fig. not enough to go around / demand exceeds supply syn 委实 委實 wěi shí indeed / really (very much so) syn 甚而 shèn ér even / so much so that syn 李广 李廣 lǐ guǎng Li Guang (-119 BC), Han dynasty general, nicknamed Flying General 飛將軍|飞将军 and much feared by the Xiongnu 匈奴 尽量 儘量 jǐn liàng as much as possible / to the greatest extent syn 这么多 這麼多 zhè me duō so many / so much 那么多 那麼多 nà me duō so much / so very much 罢了 罷了 bà le a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much) syn 多大 duō dà how old? / how big? / how much? / so big / that much 很想 hěn xiǎng to miss sb / to very much want to 多少钱 多少錢 duō shao qián how much money / how much? 极少 極少 jí shǎo very little / very few 两倍 兩倍 liǎng bèi twice as much / double the amount 不怎么样 不怎麼樣 bù zěn me yàng not up to much / very indifferent / nothing great about it / nothing good to be said about it syn 几多 幾多 jǐ duō (dialect) how much / how many / how (smart etc) / such ... syn 甚微 shèn wēi very small / very little / scant / minimal syn 目不暇接 mù bù xiá jiē lit. too much for the eye to take in (idiom) / a feast for the eyes syn 暴食 bào shí to eat too much / to binge 老江湖 lǎo jiāng hú a much-travelled person, well acquainted with the ways of the world syn 不迭 bù dié cannot cope / find it too much / incessantly syn 煞有介事 shà yǒu jiè shì to make a show of being very much in earnest (idiom) / to act as if one is taking things very seriously syn 如许 如許 rú xǔ (literary) like this / such (as this) / so much / so many 小过 小過 xiǎo guò little mistake / minor offense / slightly too much 过誉 過譽 guò yù to praise too much / I really don't deserve so much praise syn 够 夠 gòu enough (sufficient) / enough (too much) / (coll.) (before adj.) really / (coll.) to reach by stretching out syn 足 zú (bound form) foot / leg / sufficient / ample / as much as / fully syn 小小 xiǎo xiǎo very small / very few / very minor syn 焦虑不安 焦慮不安 jiāo lǜ bù ān worried too much syn 所剩无几 所剩無機 suǒ shèng wú jǐ there is not much left syn 卿卿我我 qīng qīng wǒ wǒ to bill and coo (idiom) / to whisper sweet nothings to one another / to be very much in love syn 耳边风 耳邊風 ěr biān fēng lit. wind past your ear / fig. sth you don't pay much attention to / in one ear and out the other syn 耳旁风 耳旁風 ěr páng fēng lit. wind past your ear / fig. sth you don't pay much attention to / in one ear and out the other syn 大吃大喝 dà chī dà hē to eat and drink as much as one likes / to make a pig of oneself syn 差不离 差不離 chà bù lí not much different / similar / ordinary / nearly syn 苦心孤诣 苦心孤詣 kǔ xīn gū yì to make painstaking efforts (idiom) / after much trouble / to work hard at sth syn 很 hěn very / quite / (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element) syn 可 kě (prefix) can / may / able to / -able / to approve / to permit / to suit / (particle used for emphasis) certainly / very / but / however syn 当 當 dàng at or in the very same... / suitable / adequate / fitting / proper / to replace / to regard as / to think / to pawn / (coll.) to fail (a student) syn 非常 fēi cháng very / really / unusual / extraordinary syn 老 lǎo prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity / old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / always / all the time / of the past / very / outdated / (of meat etc) tough / unicode compatibility variant of 老 syn 美 měi beautiful / very satisfactory / good / to beautify / to be pleased with oneself syn 特别 特別 tè bié unusual / special / very / especially / particularly / expressly / for a specific purpose / (often followed by 是[shi4]) in particular syn 特 té special / unique / distinguished / especially / unusual / very syn 特 tè special / unique / distinguished / especially / unusual / very / abbr. for 特克斯[te4 ke4 si1], tex syn 厉害 厲害 lì hai (used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible / intense / severe / devastating / amazing / awesome / outstanding / (of a person) stern / strict / harsh / shrewd / tough / (of an animal) fierce / (of a resemblance) striking / (of liquor or chili pepper) strong / (of bacteria) virulent syn 充满 充滿 chōng mǎn full of / brimming with / very full / permeated syn 十分 shí fēn very / completely / utterly / extremely / absolutely / hundred percent / to divide into ten equal parts syn 巨大 jù dà huge / immense / very large / tremendous / gigantic / enormous syn 起码 起碼 qǐ mǎ at the minimum / at the very least syn 凌晨 líng chén very early in the morning / in the wee hours syn 老大 lǎo dà old age / very / eldest child in a family / leader of a group / boss / captain of a boat / leader of a criminal gang syn 漫长 漫長 màn cháng very long / endless syn 老远 老遠 lǎo yuǎn very far away syn 恶劣 惡劣 è liè vile / nasty / of very poor quality syn 此时此刻 此時此刻 cǐ shí cǐ kè at this very moment syn 深夜 shēn yè very late at night syn 