Word: 就 (jiù)

你要是愿意就留在这里。

Nǐ yàoshi yuànyì jiù liú zài zhèlǐ.

You can stay here if you like.

你要是有什么想说的话，就说嘛。

Nǐ yàoshi yǒu shénme xiǎng shuō dehuà, jiù shuō ma.

If you've got something to say, say it.

你这样的话我就走了。

Nǐ zhèyàng dehuà wǒ jiù zǒule.

If you're going to be like this, I'll just leave.

你需要帮助就告诉我。

Nǐ xūyào bāngzhù jiù gàosu wǒ.

Let me know if you need any help.

信一写好，他就把它寄了。

Xìn yì xiě hǎo, tā jiù bǎ tā jìle.

Once he had written the letter, he sent it.

做自己就好。

Zuò zìjǐ jiù hǎo.

Just be yourself.

再来一步，你就死了！

Zài lái yíbù, nǐ jiù sǐle!

One more step, and you're dead.

努力学习，这样你就不会失败。

Nǔlì xuéxí, zhèyàng nǐ jiù búhuì shībài.

Study hard so you don't fail.

医生立刻就到了。

Yīshēng lìkè jiù dàole.

The doctor came immediately.

十分钟以后，他就走了。

Shí fēnzhōng yǐhòu, tā jiù zǒule.

He left ten minutes later.

只要他怎么做就怎么做就好了。

Zhǐyào tā zěnme zuò jiù zěnme zuò jiù hǎole.

Just imitate what he does.

只要你在这儿，我就会留下来。

Zhǐyào nǐ zài zhèr, wǒ jiù huì liúxià lái.

As long as you're here, I'll stay.

只要你微笑，我就会快乐。

Zhǐyào nǐ wēixiào, wǒ jiù huì kuàilè.

If you smile, I'll be happy.

只要雨一停我们就走。

Zhǐyào yǔ yì tíng wǒmen jiù zǒu.

Let's go as soon as it stops raining.

吃了这种药15分钟以后就会有效果。

Chīle zhèzhǒng yào shíwǔ fēnzhōng yǐhòu jiù huì yǒu xiàoguǒ.

This medicine takes effect in fifteen minutes.

哪儿暖和咱们就去哪儿。

Nǎr nuǎnhuo zánmen jiù qù nǎr.

Let's go wherever is warm.

哼，我就知道事情会变成这样。

Hēng, wǒ jiù zhīdào shìqing huì biànchéng zhèyàng.

Hmph, I just knew things would turn out this way.

坚持下来，你就能成功。

Jiānchí xiàlai, nǐ jiù néng chénggōng.

Stick with it and you'll succeed.

大家都哭了，就我没哭。

Dàjiā dōu kūle, jiù wǒ méi kū.

Everyone cried except me.

天气允许，我明天就开始。

Tiānqì yǔnxǔ, wǒ míngtiān jiù kāishǐ.

Weather permitting, I'll start tomorrow.

太阳一出来，雪就会融化。

Tàiyang yì chūlái, xuě jiù huì rónghuà.

The snow will melt when the sun comes out.

女人成功了，美国就成功了。

Nǚrén chénggōngle, Měiguó jiù chénggōngle.

When women succeed, America succeeds.

她一到，我们就开始。

Tā yí dào, wǒmen jiù kāishǐ.

As soon as she comes, we will begin.

她一开始读那封信就哭了起来。

Tā yì kāishǐ dú nà fēng xìn jiù kūle qǐlai.

As soon as she read the letter, she began to cry.

她一戴上安全帽就感觉安全多了。

Tā yí dài shang ānquánmào jiù gǎnjué ānquán duō le.

She felt much safer once she'd put her helmet on.

她一看到我就开始哭了。

Tā yí kàndào wǒ jiù kāishǐ kūle.

The moment she saw me, she burst out crying.

她一醒，我们就放音乐。

Tā yì xǐng, wǒmen jiù fàng yīnyuè.

As soon as she wakes up, we'll turn on the music.

她从此就留在国外了。

Tā cóngcǐ jiù liú zài guówài le.

She has remained abroad ever since.

她大学毕业刚不久就结婚了。

Tā dàxué bìyè gāng bùjiǔ jiù jiéhūnle.

She married soon after graduating from university.

她头一碰枕头就睡着了。

Tā tóu yí pèng zhěntou jiù shuìzháole.

She was asleep the moment her head hit the pillow.

她很快就学会了。

Tā hěn kuài jiù xuéhuì le.

She learned it very quickly.

她很快就来了。

Tā hěn kuài jiù láile.

She will come soon.

她很想买辆自行车，所以就买了。

Tā hěn xiǎng mǎi liàng zìxíngchē, suǒyǐ jiù mǎile.

She really wanted to buy a bike, so she did.

她爱我就像我爱她一样。

Tā ài wǒ jiù xiàng wǒ ài tā yíyàng.

She loved me in the same way that I loved her.

她看到我的脸就开始哭。

Tā kàndào wǒ de liǎn jiù kāishǐ kū.

She began to cry at the sight of my face.

她25岁就结婚了。

Tā èrshíwǔ suì jiù jiéhūnle.

She got married at the age of 25.

好像就在这附近。

Hǎoxiàng jiù zài zhè fùjìn.

I think it's somewhere around here.

好好准备就不会出问题。

Hǎohǎo zhǔnbèi jiù búhuì chū wèntí.

Well prepared means no worries.

好好努力，你就能通过考试。

Hǎohǎo nǔlì, nǐ jiù néng tōngguò kǎoshì.

Work hard, and you will pass the examination.

如果不努力学习的话，就考不上大学。

Rúguǒ bù nǔlì xuéxí dehuà, jiù kǎo bú shàng dàxué.

If you don't study hard, you won't be able to get into university.

如果不多运动，你身体就不好。

Rúguǒ bù duō yùndòng, nǐ shēntǐ jiù bù hǎo.

If you don’t do more exercise, you’ll be unhealthy.

如果事情值得做就值得做好。

Rúguǒ shìqing zhíde zuò jiù zhíde zuò hǎo.

If it is worth doing, do it well.

如果他们努力了就可以做到。

Rúguǒ tāmen nǔlì le jiù kěyǐ zuòdào.

They could do that if they tried.

如果你不了解，就问问题。

Rúguǒ nǐ bù liǎojiě, jiù wèn wèntí.

If you don't understand, ask a question.

如果你不懂，那就问。

Rúguǒ nǐ bù dǒng, nà jiù wèn.

If you don't understand, ask.

如果你咬我，我就咬回来。

Rúguǒ nǐ yǎo wǒ, wǒ jiù yǎo huílai.

If you bite me, I'll bite back.

如果你有什么不懂的就问。

Rúguǒ nǐ yǒu shénme bù dǒng de jiù wèn.

If there is something you don't understand, then ask.

如果你有什么不懂的就问啊。

Rúguǒ nǐ yǒu shénme bù dǒng de jiù wèn a.

If there is something you don't understand, then ask.

如果你能就来吧。

Rúguǒ nǐ néng jiù lái ba.

Come if you can.

如果你高兴，我就高兴。

Rúguǒ nǐ gāoxìng, wǒ jiù gāoxìng.

If you're happy, I'm happy.

如果值得一做，就值得做好。

Rúguǒ zhíde yí zuò, jiù zhíde zuò hǎo.

If it is worth doing at all, it is worth doing well.

如果天气允许的话，我就去。

Rúguǒ tiānqì yǔnxǔ dehuà, wǒ jiù qù.

I will come, weather permitting.

如果您不愿意的话，就不必回答。

Rúguǒ nín bú yuànyì dehuà, jiù búbì huídá.

If you are not willing to speak, then you do not have to answer.

如果我们想，我们就能变。

Rúguǒ wǒmen xiǎng, wǒmen jiù néng biàn.

We can change if we want to.

如果我们有多点时间就好了。

Rúguǒ wǒmen yǒu duō diǎn shíjiān jiù hǎole.

I wish we had more time.

如果我是你，我就不做那件事。

Rúguǒ wǒ shì nǐ, wǒ jiù bú zuò nà jiàn shì.

If I were you, I wouldn't do it.

如果雨停了我就走。

Rúguǒ yǔ tíngle wǒ jiù zǒu.

I will go if the rain stops.

孩子一见到母亲就哭了起来。

Háizi yí jiàndào mǔqīn jiù kūle qǐlai.

No sooner had the child seen his mother than he burst into tears.

对了，就用那个吧！

Duì le, jiù yòng nàge ba!

Alright, let's settle on that one!

小偷一看到警车就跑走了。

Xiǎotōu yí kàndào jǐngchē jiù pǎo zǒule.

The thief ran off as soon as he saw the police car.

就在去年我们有了一个孩子。

Jiù zài qùnián wǒmen yǒule yí gè háizi.

We had a kid just last year.

就好像那证明了英语是正确的。

Jiù hǎoxiàng nà zhèngmíng le Yīngyǔ shì zhèngquè de.

Just as if that was proof that that was correct English.

就我而言，我很满意。

Jiù wǒ éryán, wǒ hěn mǎnyì.

As for me, I am satisfied.

就说你呢，过来。

Jiù shuō nǐ ne, guòlái.

You, come here.

居民走后，房子就空了。

Jūmín zǒu hòu, fángzi jiù kōng le.

After the residents leave, the house is empty.

工作越公开，批评就越多。

Gōngzuò yuè gōngkāi, pīpíng jiù yuè duō.

The more public the work, the more criticism you receive.

开始有互联网不久以后，我们的世界就变小了。

Kāishǐ yǒu hùliánwǎng bùjiǔ yǐhòu, wǒmen de shìjiè jiù biànxiǎole.

Not long after the Internet came along, our world got smaller.

当她回来的时后，我就离开。

Dāng tā huílai de shí hòu, wǒ jiù líkāi.

I'll leave when she comes back.

当然，我现在就去找。

Dāngrán, wǒ xiànzài jiù qù zhǎo.

Certainly. I'll look for it right now.

当雨停了，我们就会去。

Dāng yǔ tíngle, wǒmen jiù huì qù.

We'll go when the rain stops.

很久以前你就应该告诉我的。

Hěn jiǔ yǐqián nǐ jiù yīnggāi gàosu wǒ de.

You should have told me a long time ago.

很快你就会不想她了。

Hěn kuài nǐ jiù huì bùxiǎng tā le.

Pretty soon you will stop thinking of her.

很快你就会习惯一个人的生活。

Hěn kuài nǐ jiù huì xíguàn yí gè rén de shēnghuó.

You'll get used to living alone very quickly.

很快，城市就被士兵占领了。

Hěn kuài, chéngshì jiù bèi shìbīng zhànlǐngle.

The city was soon occupied by the soldiers.

很快电就又来了。

Hěn kuài diàn jiù yòu láile.

The electricity came on again in a few minutes.

您只要中号就够了。

Nín zhǐyào zhōng hào jiù gòu le.

You only need a medium size.

您很快就会知道世界语了。

Nín hěn kuài jiù huì zhīdào Shìjièyǔ le.

You will know Esperanto very soon.

您那样做的话，可就帮到我了。

Nín nàyàng zuò dehuà, kě jiù bāng dào wǒ le.

It would be helpful if you could do that for me.

想吃什么就吃什么吧。

Xiǎng chī shénme jiù chī shénme ba.

Help yourself to anything you'd like to eat.

懂了就正确做。

Dǒngle jiù zhèngquè zuò.

If you understand, then do it properly.

我一会儿就来。

Wǒ yíhuìr jiù lái.

I'll join you later.

我一到上海就打电话给你。

Wǒ yí dào Shànghǎi jiù dǎdiànhuà gěi nǐ.

I'll phone you as soon as I arrive in Shanghai.

我一听这首歌就会想起他的名字。

Wǒ yì tīng zhè shǒu gē jiù huì xiǎngqǐ tā de míngzi.

I think of his name every time I hear this song.

我一得到一大笔钱就捐一部分给慈善机构。

Wǒ yì dédào yí dàbǐ qián jiù juān yíbùfen gěi císhànjīgòu.

Whenever I get a large sum of money, I donate some of it to charity.

我一有问题就用谷歌查一下。

Wǒ yì yǒu wèntí jiù yòng Gǔgē chá yíxià.

Whenever I have a question, I just Google it.

我七点左右来就可以了吧？

Wǒ qī diǎn zuǒyòu lái jiù kěyǐ le ba?

Would it suffice if I came around 7?

我不可能在一小时内就完成工作。

Wǒ bù kěnéng zài yì xiǎoshí nèi jiù wánchéng gōngzuò.

It is impossible for me to finish the work in an hour.

我不在就别开始。

Wǒ bú zài jiù bié kāishǐ.

Don't start without me.

我之前就告诉过你。

Wǒ zhīqián jiù gàosuguo nǐ.

I told you before!

我从那时起就没有见过她。

Wǒ cóng nàshí qǐ jiù méiyǒu jiànguo tā.

I haven't seen her since then.

我以为你两点半之前就到这了。

Wǒ yǐwéi nǐ liǎng diǎn bàn zhīqián jiù dào zhè le.

I thought you'd be here by 2:30.

我以为你知道所以我就问问。

Wǒ yǐwéi nǐ zhīdào suǒyǐ wǒ jiù wèn wèn.

I asked because I thought you knew.

我们一开始就知道。

Wǒmen yì kāishǐ jiù zhīdào.

We knew it all along.

我们今天就到这里吧。

Wǒmen jīntiān jiù dào zhèlǐ ba.

That's enough for today.

我们从这儿走就能追上他们。

Wǒmen cóng zhèr zǒu jiù néng zhuī shàng tāmen.

If we go this way, we'll catch up with them.

我们就不能只做朋友吗？

Wǒmen jiù bùnéng zhǐ zuò péngyou ma?

Can't we just be friends?

我们就像兄弟一样。

Wǒmen jiù xiàng xiōngdì yíyàng.

We're just like brothers.

我们工作完后就回家了。

Wǒmen gōngzuò wán hòu jiù huíjiā le.

The work over, we went home.

我们很快就到这儿了，不是吗？

Wǒmen hěn kuài jiù dào zhèr le, bú shì ma?

We arrived here fast, didn't we?

我们很快就追上了他们。

Wǒmen hěn kuài jiù zhuī shàng le tāmen.

We soon caught up with them.