(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 ...

don't!; must not

surely / certainly / necessarily / fixed / a certain (extent etc) / given / particular / must

to have to / must / compulsory / necessarily

should / ought to / probably / must be / to deserve / to owe / to be sb's turn to do sth / that / the above-mentioned

ought to / should / must

ten million / countless / many / one must by all means

to have to / must / ought to / to need to

to not be; not / wrong; incorrect / non-; un-; in-; de- / to reproach; to blame / (coll.) to insist on; simply must

to agree (to do sth) / should / ought to / must / (legal) shall

certainly / must / will / necessarily

not to allow / must not / can't

must / to have to / to wait

height; level; (music) pitch / relative superiority / propriety; discretion (usu. in the negative, e.g. 不知高低) / no matter what; just; simply (will not ..., must ... etc) / at long last

must / to need to / to be sure to

(followed by a verb phrase, then – optionally – 不可, or 不行 etc) must

must not / cannot / to not allow / cannot tolerate

to act against one's will / to have no alternative but to / to have to / to have no choice / must

to be unmentionable / be unspeakable / must / cannot but

key information / instructions / it must be borne in mind

contraction of 勿要 / must not / please don't

must / have to

must; have to

without rules, nothing can be done (idiom); one must follow some rules

Excuse me, I must be leaving now.

important matter that must be kept secret (idiom); don't breathe a word of it to anyone!

In order to capture, one must let loose. / to loosen the reins only to grasp them better

a promise worth one thousand in gold (idiom); a promise that must be kept

(dialect) don't / must not / (contraction of 不 and 要)

lit. that which is long divided must unify, and that which is long unified must divide (idiom, from 三國演義｜三国演义) / fig. things are constantly changing

lit. Sow melon and you get melon, sow beans and you get beans (idiom); fig. As you sow, so shall you reap. / One must live with the consequences of one's actions. / You've made your bed, now must lie on it.

If you marry a chicken, follow the chicken (idiom); A woman should follow whatever her husband orders. / We must learn to accept the people around us.

lit. once said, a team of horses cannot unsay it (idiom); a promise must be kept

cannot be used / must not (do sth) / unacceptable

cannot / must not / should not

must / should

military orders are like mountains (idiom) / a military order must be obeyed

one must be a man of his word and resolute in his work (proverb)

must not / may not / not to be allowed / cannot

you must not / Please don't... / be sure not to / on no account (do it)

a promise worth one thousand in gold (idiom); a promise that must be kept

responsibility must lie where it belongs (idiom)

cannot; should not; must not

the whole year must be planned for in the spring (idiom) / early planning is the key to success

when a girl is of age, she must be married off (idiom)

poor but ambitious (idiom); hard-pressed but determined / the worse one's position, the harder one must fight back

necessary / must have

must

to insist on doing sth / must do it, despite everything

collective karma (Buddhism) / consequences that all must suffer

lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius); fig. you must choose one or the other / you can't always get everything you want / you can't have your cake and eat it

each word carries weight / a promise must be kept (idiom)

without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules

even if you build a thousand-league awning for it, every banquet must come to an end (idiom)

all good things must come to an end (idiom)

lit. mysteries of heaven must not be revealed (idiom); must not be revealed / I am not at liberty to inform you.

lit. mysteries of heaven must not be revealed (idiom); must not be revealed / I am not at liberty to inform you.

lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom); fig. don't wash your dirty linen in public

lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom) / fig. don't wash your dirty linen in public

to need / must

(idiom) the road one must follow; the only way

lit. when one beats a dog, one must answer to its master (idiom) / fig. before punishing sb, one should consider how that would affect others associated with him

to restrict to even tone (i.e. final rhyming syllable must be classical first or second tone 平聲｜平声)

beat the drum, pass the flower (game in which players sit in a circle passing a flower around while a drum is beaten – when the drumbeat stops, the player holding the flower must sing a song, answer a question, or drink a glass of wine etc)

the show must go on (idiom)

to kill a pig as a lesson to the children (idiom); parents must teach by example

(Tw) (slang) don't; must not; won't do (from Taiwanese 毋通, Tai-lo pr. [m̄-thang], similar to Mandarin 不要 or 不行)

without rules, how can anything be done (idiom); one must follow some rules

lit. without wind there cannot be waves (idiom); there must be a reason / no smoke without fire

must / have to / be bound to

a debt of blood must be paid in blood; blood calls for blood / also pr. [xue4 zhai4 xie3 chang2]

A debt of blood must be paid in blood. / Blood calls for blood.

A debt of blood must be paid in blood. / Blood calls for blood.

to need / to require / must have

lit. whoever hung the bell on the tiger's neck must untie it (idiom) / fig. whoever started the trouble should end it

promises must be kept

lit. the ugly daughter-in-law must sooner or later meet her parents-in-law (idiom) / fig. it's not something you can avoid forever

Facebook (Internet slang, pun reading "you must die")

lit. if you agree to bet you must accept to lose / fig. you bet, you pay

lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius); fig. you must choose one or the other / you can't always get everything you want / you can't have your cake and eat it