Word: 就 (jiù)

一会儿的工夫，雨就停了。

Yíhuìr de gōngfu, yǔ jiù tíngle.

In just a little while, the rain stopped.

一发大水，河边的农民就遭殃了。

Yì fādàshuǐ, hébiān de nóngmín jiù zāoyāngle.

Whenever there's a flood, the farmers by the river suffer.

一听说要爬山，他就想退却了。

Yì tīngshuō yào páshān, tā jiù xiǎng tuìquèle.

As soon as he heard they were going to climb a mountain, he wanted to back out.

一小时之内我就会到。

Yì xiǎoshí zhīnèi wǒ jiù huì dào.

I'll be coming within an hour.

一打开门，冷风就扑面而来。

Yì dǎkāi mén, lěngfēng jiù pūmiàn'érlái.

As soon as I opened the door, the cold wind hit me in the face.

一提结婚，她就赶紧打岔。

Yì tí jiéhūn, tā jiù gǎnjǐn dǎchà.

Whenever marriage comes up, she quickly changes the subject.

一旦开始，就不要放弃。

Yídàn kāishǐ, jiù búyào fàngqì.

Once you start, don't give up.

一次就够了。

Yícì jiù gòu le.

Once is enough.

一看苗头不对，他就溜了。

Yí kàn miáotou bú duì, tā jiù liūle.

As soon as he saw how things were going wrong, he slipped away.

一经老师解释，我就明白了。

Yìjīng lǎoshī jiěshì, wǒ jiù míngbai le.

As soon as the teacher explained it, I understood.

一经试用，你就会喜欢它。

Yìjīng shìyòng, nǐ jiù huì xǐhuan tā.

Once you try it out, you'll like it.

一脱险，就给我回个电话。

Yì tuōxiǎn, jiù gěi wǒ huí gè diànhuà.

As soon as you're out of danger, call me back.

一轮面试就筛掉了一半人。

Yìlún miànshì jiù shāi diào le yíbàn rén.

One round of interviews weeded out half the people.

一辆车一晃就开过去了。

Yí liàng chē yìhuǎng jiù kāi guòqù le.

A car flashed by and was gone.

万一下雨，我就不去。

Wànyī xiàyǔ, wǒ jiù bú qù.

In case it rains, I won't go.

万一我来晚的话，就别等我了。

Wànyī wǒ lái wǎn dehuà, jiù bié děng wǒ le.

Should I be late, don't wait for me.

三伏天的雨,说来就来

sānfútiān de yǔ,shuō lái jiù lái

rain in the dog days: comes the moment it's mentioned

三条腿的板凳,一碰就倒

sāntiáo tuǐ de bǎndèng,yí pèng jiù dǎo

a three-legged stool: topples at a touch

下冰雹，果园就会歉收。

Xià bīngbáo, guǒyuán jiù huì qiànshōu.

If it hails, the orchard will have a poor harvest.

下雨的话，明天的出游就取消吧。

Xiàyǔ dehuà, míngtiān de chūyóu jiù qǔxiāo ba.

If it rains, let's cancel tomorrow's outing.

不久之后，他就回来了。

Bùjiǔ zhīhòu, tā jiù huílaile.

Not long after that, he returned.

不去做就不知道。

Bú qù zuò jiù bù zhīdào.

You'll never know unless you try.

不必考虑，去做就好。

Búbì kǎolǜ, qù zuò jiù hǎo.

Don't think about it, just do it.

不怕不识字，就怕不识人

búpà bù shízì, jiù pà bù shí rén

no fear of being unable to read, only of being unable to read people

不怕不识货，就怕货比货

búpà bù shíhuò, jiù pà huò bǐ huò

don't fear not knowing goods, only fear goods compared with goods

不怕人老，就怕心老

búpà rén lǎo, jiù pà xīn lǎo

don't fear the person aging, fear the heart aging

不怕千招巧，就怕一招错

búpà qiān zhāo qiǎo, jiù pà yìzhāo cuò

don't fear a thousand clever moves, fear one wrong move

不怕单，就怕连

búpà dān, jiù pà lián

don't fear singles, fear them linked

不怕卖不了，就怕货不好

búpà mài bù liǎo, jiù pà huò bù hǎo

don't fear it won't sell, fear the goods aren't good

不怕年灾，就怕连灾

búpà nián zāi, jiù pà lián zāi

don't fear a year of disaster, fear disasters in a row

不怕慢，就怕站

búpà màn, jiù pà zhàn

don't fear being slow, fear standing still

不怕明说，就怕暗点

búpà míngshuō, jiù pà àn diǎn

don't fear being told openly, fear being pointed at in secret

不怕红脸关公，就怕抿嘴菩萨

búpà hóngliǎn Guāngōng, jiù pà mǐnzuǐ púsà

don't fear the red-faced Guan Gong, fear the tight-lipped smiling Bodhisattva

不怕贼偷，就怕贼想

búpà zéi tōu, jiù pà zéi xiǎng

don't fear the thief stealing, fear the thief thinking of it

不懂就别胡乱下结论。

Bù dǒng jiù bié húluàn xià jiélùn.

If you don't understand, don't jump to conclusions recklessly.

不懂就用搜索引擎查查。

Bù dǒng jiù yòng sōusuǒyǐnqíng zhāzhā.

If you don't understand, look it up on a search engine.

不懂法律，就容易吃亏。

Bù dǒng fǎlǜ, jiù róngyì chīkuī.

If you don't understand the law, you're easily put at a disadvantage.

不知道怎么走，就问路吧。

Bù zhīdào zěnme zǒu, jiù wènlù ba.

If you don't know the way, just ask for directions.

不管他去哪儿，他的狗就随着走。

Bùguǎn tā qù nǎr, tā de gǒu jiù suízhe zǒu.

His dog follows him wherever he goes.

不要因为他穷就看不起他。

Búyào yīnwèi tā qióng jiù kànbùqǐ tā.

Don't look down on him merely because he is poor.

不论怎么样，雨一停我就走。

Búlùn zěnmeyàng, yǔ yì tíng wǒ jiù zǒu.

At any rate I will go out when it stops raining.

中医说正气足，就不容易生病。

Zhōngyī shuō zhèngqì zú, jiù bù róngyì shēngbìng.

Chinese medicine says that when your vital energy is strong, you don't get sick easily.

中医说，邪入体就会生病。

Zhōngyī shuō, xié rù tǐ jiù huì shēngbìng.

Traditional Chinese medicine says that when pathogenic influences enter the body, you get sick.

为什么你不等等我就开始了？

Wèishénme nǐ bù děngděng wǒ jiù kāishǐle?

Why did you begin without me?

乌龟爬门槛，就看这一翻

wūguī pá ménkǎn, jiù kàn zhè yì fān

a tortoise climbing a threshold: it all depends on this one flip

买两瓶洗发水就送赠品。

Mǎi liǎng píng xǐfàshuǐ jiù sòng zèngpǐn.

Buy two bottles of shampoo and you get a freebie.

买得越多，单价就越便宜。

Mǎi de yuè duō, dānjià jiù yuè piányi.

The more you buy, the cheaper the unit price is.

买满一百元，商店就不收运费。

Mǎi mǎn yìbǎi yuán, shāngdiàn jiù bù shōu yùnfèi.

If you spend one hundred yuan, the shop won't charge a shipping fee.

买电脑就赠送一个书包。

Mǎi diànnǎo jiù zèngsòng yí gè shūbāo.

If you buy a computer, you get a free backpack.

二战以后，世界就不一样了。

Èrzhàn yǐhòu, shìjiè jiù bù yíyàng le.

After the Second World War, the world was different.

亏你提醒我，不然就忘了。

Kuī nǐ tíxǐng wǒ, bùrán jiù wàngle.

Thanks to your reminder, or I would have forgotten.

亏你提醒我，不然我就忘了。

Kuī nǐ tíxǐng wǒ, bùrán wǒ jiù wàngle.

Thanks to your reminder, otherwise I would have forgotten.

井里头的蛤蟆，就会嚼舌头

jǐng lǐtou de háma, jiù huì jiáoshétou

a frog in a well: all it can do is chew its tongue

产销不平衡，库存就会变多。

Chǎnxiāo bù pínghéng, kùcún jiù huì biàn duō.

If production and sales are out of balance, inventory will pile up.

亲戚们一见面就爱攀比。

Qīnqimen yí jiànmiàn jiù ài pānbǐ.

My relatives love to compare themselves with each other as soon as they meet.

人一走，茶就凉

rén yì zǒu, chá jiù liáng

once the person leaves, the tea goes cold

人到事中迷，就怕没人提

rén dào shì zhōng mí, jiù pà méi rén tí

people get confused in the midst of things; the fear is that nobody prompts them

人性本来就很复杂。

Rénxìng běnlái jiù hěn fùzá.

Human nature is complicated to begin with.

人收入愈高，欲望就愈大。

Rén shōurù yù gāo, yùwàng jiù yù dà.

Men's wants become greater in proportion to the increase in their income.

人知道的越多，懂的就越少。

Rén zhīdào de yuè duō, dǒng de jiù yuè shǎo.

The more you know, the less you understand.

今天的活动到这里就结束了。

Jīntiān de huódòng dào zhèlǐ jiù jiéshùle.

With this, today's activities come to a close.

今早下过雨，下午就晴了。

Jīn zǎo xià guò yǔ, xiàwǔ jiù qíngle.

It rained this morning, but it cleared up in the afternoon.

从星期天开始就一直在下雨。

Cóng xīngqītiān kāishǐ jiù yìzhí zài xiàyǔ.

It's been raining since Sunday.

从来就没有徒劳的爱情。

Cónglái jiù méiyǒu túláo de àiqíng.

Love is never wasted.

从谈吐就能看出，他读过很多书。

Cóng tántǔ jiù néng kànchū, tā dúguo hěn duō shū.

You can tell from the way he speaks that he has read a lot of books.

从那时起我就没有看到他。

Cóng nàshí qǐ wǒ jiù méiyǒu kàndào tā.

I haven't seen him since then.

从那时起，我就爱上兔子了。

Cóng nàshí qǐ, wǒ jiù ài shàng tùzi le.

I've been attracted to rabbits ever since.

他一上台就变得很胆怯。

Tā yí shàngtái jiù biànde hěn dǎnqiè.

As soon as he got on stage, he became very timid.

他一到，咱们就走了吧。

Tā yí dào, zánmen jiù zǒule ba.

Let's leave as soon as he arrives.

他一听到响声就杯弓蛇影。

Tā yì tīngdào xiǎngshēng jiù bēigōngshéyǐng.

He gets jumpy at the slightest noise.

他一回到家，洗漱完就睡了。

Tā yì huídào jiā, xǐshù wán jiù shuìle.

As soon as he got home, he washed up and went to bed.

他一回村就说起了土话。

Tā yìhuí cūn jiù shuōqǐle tǔhuà.

As soon as he got back to the village, he started speaking the local vernacular.

他一坐下，就拿起了电话。

Tā yí zuòxia, jiù ná qǐle diànhuà.

As soon as he sat down, he picked up the telephone.

他一定没有多考虑就说了。

Tā yídìng méiyǒu duō kǎolǜ jiù shuōle.

He must have said so without giving it much thought.

他一开口就露了底。

Tā yì kāikǒu jiù lùle dǐ.

The moment he opened his mouth, he gave himself away.

他一打断，我的思路就乱了。

Tā yì dǎduàn, wǒ de sīlù jiù luàn le.

As soon as he interrupted, my train of thought got messed up.

他一放学就回宿舍了。

Tā yí fàngxué jiù huí sùshè le.

He went back to the dorm as soon as he finished class.

他一生气就爱说粗话。

Tā yì shēngqì jiù ài shuō cūhuà.

He tends to swear whenever he gets angry.

他一生气就爱说脏话。

Tā yì shēngqì jiù ài shuō zānghuà.

He tends to curse whenever he gets angry.

他一看见我，就跑了。

Tā yí kànjiàn wǒ, jiù pǎole.

As soon as he saw me, he ran away.

他一说起足球就滔滔不绝。

Tā yì shuōqǐ zúqiú jiù tāotāo-bùjué.

Once he starts on football, he talks on and on.

他三十岁前就成家立业了。

Tā sānshí suì qián jiù chéngjiālìyè le.

He had married and started his career before he turned thirty.

他三岁就到东京了。

Tā sān suì jiù dào Dōngjīng le.

He came to Tokyo at the age of three.

他不会说英语，法语就更别说了。

Tā búhuì shuō Yīngyǔ, Fǎyǔ jiù gèng biéshuō le.

He cannot speak English, much less French.

他不爱应酬，下班就回家。

Tā bú ài yìngchou, xiàbān jiù huíjiā.

He doesn't like socializing and goes straight home after work.

他买一把刀行，我买就不行了吗？

Tā mǎi yì bǎ dāo xíng, wǒ mǎi jiù bùxíngle ma?

If it's okay for him to buy a knife, then why on earth can't I?

他买了票，当日就坐火车走了。

Tā mǎile piào, dàngrì jiù zuò huǒchē zǒule.

He bought a ticket and left by train that very day.

他仅用了十分钟就做完了作业。

Tā jǐn yòng le shí fēnzhōng jiù zuò wánle zuòyè.

He finished his homework in barely ten minutes.

他从小就仰望着自己的哥哥。

Tā cóngxiǎo jiù yǎngwàngzhe zìjǐ de gēge.

Ever since he was little, he has looked up to his older brother.

他从小就信仰佛教。

Tā cóngxiǎo jiù xìnyǎng Fójiào.

He has believed in Buddhism since he was a child.

他从小就向往大海。

Tā cóngxiǎo jiù xiàngwǎng dàhǎi.

He has yearned for the sea since he was little.

他从小就喜欢听交响乐。

Tā cóngxiǎo jiù xǐhuan tīng jiāoxiǎngyuè.

He has loved listening to symphonies since he was little.

他从小就喜欢演话剧。

Tā cóngxiǎo jiù xǐhuan yǎn huàjù.

He has loved acting in modern drama since he was little.

他从小就喜欢竞技类的游戏。

Tā cóngxiǎo jiù xǐhuan jìngjì lèi de yóuxì.

He has loved competitive games since he was little.

他从小就对儒学很感兴趣。

Tā cóngxiǎo jiù duì rúxué hěn gǎnxìngqù.

He has been interested in Confucianism since he was little.

他从小就对航空很感兴趣。

Tā cóngxiǎo jiù duì hángkōng hěn gǎnxìngqù.

He has been interested in aviation since he was a child.

他从小就对飞行很感兴趣。

Tā cóngxiǎo jiù duì fēixíng hěn gǎnxìngqù.

He has been interested in aviation since he was little.

他从小就很能吃苦。

Tā cóngxiǎo jiù hěn néng chīkǔ.

He has been able to endure hardship since he was a child.

他从小就有一个宏大的梦想。

Tā cóngxiǎo jiù yǒu yí gè hóngdà de mèngxiǎng.

He has had a great dream since he was young.

他从小就有当医生的抱负。

Tā cóngxiǎo jiù yǒu dāng yīshēng de bàofù.

He has had the aspiration to become a doctor since he was little.