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one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
不久 jiǔ not long (after) / before too long / soon / soon after
kuài rapid / quick / speed / rate / soon / almost / to make haste / clever / sharp (of knives or wits) / forthright / plainspoken / gratified / pleased / pleasant
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 ...
最近 zuì jìn recently / soon / nearest
zǒng (bound form) general; overall / to sum up / in every case; always; invariably / anyway; after all; eventually; sooner or later / surely / (after a person's name) abbr. for 總經理|总经理[zong3 jing1 li3] or 總編|总编[zong3 bian1] etc
便 biàn plain / informal / suitable / convenient / opportune / to urinate or defecate / equivalent to 就[jiu4]: then / in that case / even if / soon afterwards
尽快 jǐn kuài as quickly as possible; as soon as possible
xíng (bound form) to walk; to go; to travel / (literary) trip; journey; visit / (bound form) temporary; makeshift / (bound form) current; in circulation / (bound form) to do; to perform / capable; competent / all right; OK!; will do / behavior; conduct (Taiwan pr. [xing4]) / (literary) about to; soon
即将 jiāng about to; on the point of; soon
一经 jīng as soon as / once (an action has been completed)
近期 jìn near in time / in the near future / very soon / recent
及早 zǎo at the earliest possible time; as soon as possible
眼看 yǎn kàn soon / in a moment / to look on as sth happens
随后 suí hòu soon after
跑了和尚,跑不了寺 pǎo le shàng , pǎo liǎo the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom) / you can run this time, but you'll have to come back / I'll get you sooner or later
一回生二回熟 huí shēng èr huí shú unfamiliar at first, but well accustomed soon enough (idiom)
从速 cóng (to do sth) with dispatch / as soon as possible
没多久 méi duō jiǔ before long / soon after
迟早 chí zǎo sooner or later
人无远虑,必有近忧 rén yuǎn , yǒu jìn yōu He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects). / Smug concentration on the here and now will lead to future sorrow.
提早 zǎo ahead of schedule / sooner than planned / to bring forward (to an earlier time)
趁早 chèn zǎo as soon as possible / at the first opportunity / the sooner the better / before it's too late
看看 kàn kan to take a look at / to examine / to survey / (coll.) pretty soon
一次生,两次熟 shēng , liǎng shú unfamiliar at first but you get used to it / strangers are first meeting, but soon friends / an acquired taste


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