(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then / (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after / (same as 就是) 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) taking advantage of / (of food) to go with / with regard to; concerning / (pattern: 就 ... 也 ...) even if ... still ... / (pattern: 不 ... 就 ...) if not ... then must be ...

to want; to need; to ask for / will; shall; about to / need to; should / if (same as 要是) / (bound form) important

as if / to seem like

to resemble / to be like / to look as if / such as / appearance / image / portrait / image under a mapping (math.)

so long as; provided; if

really / sure enough / as expected / if indeed

only have ...; there is only ... / (used in combination with 才) it is only if ... (that one can ...) (as in 只有通過治療才能痊愈｜只有通过治疗才能痊愈 "the only way to cure it is with therapy") / it is only (someone) who ... (as in 只有男性才有此需要 "only men would have such a requirement") / (used to express lack of alternatives) can only; have no choice but to (as in 只有屈服 "the only thing you can do is give in")

quilt / to cover (with) / (literary) to suffer (a misfortune) / used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) / (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊｜被旅游 to "go on a trip")

seemingly; apparently; looks as if; appears to be; gives the impression that; seems on the face of it to be

it seems; seemingly; as if

seems as if / rather like / Taiwan pr. [si4 de5]

as / as if / such as

to seem / like / as / if

(emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated) / precisely / exactly / even / if / just like / in the same way as

to seem; as if; seemingly / alike; similar

to seem; as if; seemingly / alike; similar

to look as if; to seem

to act shamelessly / to refuse to acknowledge that one has lost the game, or made a promise etc / to act dumb / to act as if sth never happened

to do one's utmost; with all one's might; at all costs; (to work or fight) as if one's life depends on it

really / as expected / sure enough / if indeed... / if it's really...

(idiom) (of two or more people) to take the same action without prior consultation; (usu. used adverbially) all (or both) of them, independently; as if by prior agreement

lit. as if drunk and stupefied (idiom) / intoxicated by sth / obsessed with / mad about sth / also written 如癡如醉｜如痴如醉

it seems / it looks as if

lit. when someone tells you you're fat, you pant (as if you were actually fat) (idiom) / fig. Hey! I pay you a compliment, and you start bragging! (typically jocular and teasing) / flattery, like perfume, should be smelled, not swallowed

obsessed / bewitched / enchanted / as if possessed

lit. as if sitting on pins and needles (idiom) / fig. to be in an uncomfortable situation

as if / (just) like / just as / still / yet

lit. as if walking on thin ice (idiom) / fig. extremely cautious

as if made by heaven

as if lost in a thick fog (idiom) / in a fog / muddled / completely unfamiliar with sth

to write in the style of some author / to write as if from the mouth of sb / a pastiche

lit. as if weeping and complaining (idiom) / fig. (of music, singing etc) mournful

lit. as if having a fish bone stuck in one's throat (idiom) / fig. very upset and needing to express one's displeasure

Since they have come, we should make them comfortable (idiom). Since we're here, take it easy. / Since this is so, we should accept it. / Now we have come, let's stay and take the rough with the smooth. / If you can't do anything to prevent it, you might as well sit back and enjoy it.

winding / as if

just as if

as if / as though / rather like

lit. to make one's way through a dangerous pass as if walking on level ground (idiom) / fig. to handle a crisis effortlessly

as if relieved from a burden (idiom) / to have a weight off one's mind

as if drunk or entranced (idiom); leading a befuddled existence / in a drunken stupor

(idiom) as if nothing had happened; calm and composed; nonchalant

to feel as if having one's heart cut out (idiom) / to be torn with grief

as if gaining the most precious treasure

to appear to be / to seem as if

to make a show of being very much in earnest (idiom) / to act as if one is taking things very seriously

as if dumb / speechless

to feel as if it had happened to oneself / to sympathize / (polite expression of gratitude for a favor received by a friend etc) I take it as a personal favor

as if / just like

lit. as if meeting a great enemy (idiom) / fig. cautious / with great preoccupation / with strict precaution

lit. as if on the brink of a deep abyss (idiom) / fig. extremely cautious

like a thing of the previous generation; as if it were a lifetime ago

as if one had lost something (idiom) / to look or feel unsettled or distracted / to feel empty

to limp / to sprain (an ankle or wrist) / to move carefully, as if evading a danger / to scurry

lit. to feel as if one's intestines have been cut short / broken-hearted (idiom)

the appearance of a mountain, as if two pots were standing one upon the other / the steep bank of a stream / a rough mountain path

lit. tastes as if one is chewing wax (idiom) / fig. tasteless; insipid

lit. either don't do it, or don't rest (idiom) / fig. if you do it at all, you may as well go the whole hog / in for a penny, in for a pound

as if melting

like / similar to / as if

to act as if / to treat sth as if it were

as if / to seem

(literary) light, airy steps (as if walking on lotuses); elegant gait of a woman

to join by or as if by a bridge; to bridge

(literary) to be exactly like / to be exactly as if

(as a complete expression, or followed by 啦) (coll.) Yeah, right! As if!

to intentionally reinterpret a spoken expression as if one had misheard it, for the sake of humor (often, it is a phrase in a foreign language twisted into a similar-sounding phrase in one's native language with a completely different meaning) (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 空耳 "soramimi")

to be as if... / to be rather like...

by no means / definitely not / as if! / yeah right!

lit. family members speak frankly with one another, not courteously, as if they were from two different families (idiom) / fig. people don't need to be deferential when they ask a family member for help / people from the same family should stick together (and good friends likewise)

lit. to be astonished as if beholding a heavenly being (idiom) / fig. to be astounded by sb's or sth's extraordinary beauty or excellence

lit. as if flying / very fast

(coll.) to take (sth) as …; to treat as …; to assume; to act as if … / Taiwan pr. [zhi3dang1]

to live in the moment (idiom) / to live every day as if it were one's last / to enjoy while one can

(used to form an adverbial phrase X + 似地) like (X); as if (X) / Taiwan pr. [si4de5]

to seem as if something is amiss (idiom)

if an official does not put the people first, he might as well go home and sell sweet potatoes

If sb has grasped the truth before you, take him as your teacher (Tang dynasty essayist Han Yu 韓愈｜韩愈). / We should learn from one who knows the way.

to hum and haw (idiom); to mumble as if hiding sth / to speak and break off, then start again / to hold sth back

lit. as if in mourning for one's parents (idiom) / fig. (often pejorative) inconsolable; distraught

as if degenerating into smoke (idiom); ignorant and unable to see where things are heading

lit. as if enumerating one's family valuables (idiom) / fig. to be very familiar with a matter

lit. to wave a banner as if it were a tiger skin (idiom) / fig. to borrow sb's prestige / to take the name of a great cause as a shield

to sound (old, foreign, exciting, right etc) / to ring (true) / to sound as if (i.e. to give the listener an impression) / to hear from somewhere

to weep / to howl as if at a funeral

lit. although dead, as if still alive (idiom); still with us in spirit

seems as if floating