(specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. [nei4]) / (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations) / then (in that case)

a semantically light, transitive verb that is combined with various grammatical objects to form compound verbs and verb-object phrases with a diverse range of meanings (e.g. 打傘｜打伞 "to hold an umbrella", 打電話｜打电话 "to make a phone call", 打針｜打针 "to get an injection", 打手套 "to knit gloves", 打氣｜打气 "to inflate") / to hit; to strike / to fight / (coll.) from; since (as in 打那以後｜打那以后 "since then")

ability; talent / sb of a certain type / a capable individual / then and only then / just now / (before an expression of quantity) only

again; once more; re- / further; beyond this point of time / (before an adjective) more / then (after sth, and not until then) / no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也 or 都 for emphasis) / (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則｜再则, 再就是 etc) / (literary) to reappear; to reoccur

in case (sth happens) / if / once (sth happens, then...) / when / in a short time / in one day

like that; in that way; to that extent / (before a number) ... or so; about ... / then; in that case

after; behind / (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then

(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 ...

already / to stop / then / afterwards

then / at that time / while

then; after that; afterwards

sometimes / now and then

from time to time / now and then / occasionally / frequently

from now on / since then / henceforth

plain / informal / suitable / convenient / opportune / to urinate or defecate / equivalent to 就: then / in that case / even if / soon afterwards

to catch and hold on / to continue / to go on to do sth / to follow / to carry on / then / after that / subsequently / to proceed / to ensue / in turn / in one's turn

(literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then / (bound form) standard; norm / (bound form) principle / (literary) to imitate; to follow / classifier for written items

equivalent to 就可以 / can then (do sth) / can immediately (do sth) / (do sth) and that will suffice

in those days; back then; in those years / to be in the prime of life

steamed bun with sweetened bean paste filling / (Tw) beancurd skin sheet folded into a small square packet shape then dried

before this / before then / previously

to be / thus / so / therefore / then / only / thereupon

then / at that time / in those days

Judicial Yuan, the high court under the constitution of Republic of China, then of Taiwan

to put strings on the zither, then play it (line from a Ming dynasty text by 劉伯溫｜刘伯温) / (fig.) to play music

then / afterwards

to flourish then decline / rise and fall

to continue / to follow after / to go on with / to succeed / to inherit / then / afterwards

Baosteel, Chinese steel maker formed in a 1998 merger, then merged to form Baowu 寶武鋼鐵｜宝武钢铁 in 2016

at this point / thus / from then on

to authorize / to investigate then ratify

lit. to never burn incense when all's well, but clutch Buddha's feet in a crisis (proverb) / fig. to neglect preparation until the last moment, then act in panic

to test positive again (for COVID-19) after previously testing positive and then later, negative; to have a rebound positive test result

then and now / ancient and modern

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

to start a narrative at the end (or midway), then proceed chronologically from the beginning / to flash back / flashback (in a novel, movie etc)

water in which rice has been boiled and then strained out

occasionally / now and then

and then (what follows next)

then it's too late (colloquial)

(of people with tight budget) to enjoy various dishes at the restaurant by ordering the food together and then sharing the costs

since then / henceforth

lit. first execute the criminal, then report it to the emperor (idiom) / fig. to take some drastic action without the prior approval of higher authorities

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

lit. shut the door and beat the dog (idiom) / fig. seal off the enemy's avenue of retreat, then strike hard

from then on / after / afterwards / thereafter

(idiom) it's a deal / that's settled then

Zhang Xueliang (1901-2001) son of Fengtian clique warlord, then senior general for the Nationalists and subsequently for the People's Liberation Army

to disperse after a happy time (idiom) / everyone enjoys themselves to the full then party breaks up

Qu Yuan Memorial Hall in Zigui county 秭歸縣｜秭归县, Hubei, built in 1982 and a major tourist attraction since then

lit. to shoot from both sides (idiom) / fig. to display ambidexterity / to slap with one hand and then the other, in quick succession / to use both feet equally (football)

can then (and only then)

lit. to give sb a slap, then offer a sweet date (idiom) / fig. to deal harshly with sb, then offer sth by way of consolation

forward delivery apartment / unfinished housing to be paid for in advance by the buyer and then completed within certain time frame

hot pot / a dish where thinly sliced meat and vegetables are boiled briefly in a broth and then served with dipping sauces

to besiege and strike the relief force (idiom); strategy of surrounding a unit to entice the enemy to reinforce, then striking the new troops

Duan Qirui (1864-1936), commander of Beiyang Army under Yuan Shikai, then politician and powerful warlord

to satisfy / to succeed / then / thereupon / finally / unexpectedly / to proceed / to reach

Zhang Zhixin (1930-1975) female revolutionary and martyr, who followed the true Marxist-Leninist line as a party member, and was arrested in 1969, then executed in 1975 after opposing the counterrevolutionary party-usurping conspiracies of Lin Biao and the Gang of Four, and only rehabilitated posthumously in 1979

soon after / later / then

Executive Yuan, the executive branch of government under the constitution of Republic of China, then of Taiwan

before then / up until that point

one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp / sporadic effort / lack of sticking power / short attention span

Tianjun county (Tibetan: then cun rdzong) in Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州, Qinghai

to realize only then

afterwards / then

PRC State Planning Committee, set up in 1952, replaced in 1998 by State Development and Planning Committee 國家發展計劃委員會｜国家发展计划委员会 then in 2003 by National Development and Reform Commission 國家發展和改革委員會｜国家发展和改革委员会

(but) then again; (but) on the other hand

to execute a lightning raid / (investment) to buy, then quickly sell / (tourism) to visit a destination for only a short stay

lit. the boot hits the floor (idiom) / fig. a much-anticipated, impactful development has finally occurred (an allusion to a joke from the 1950s in which a young man would take off a boot and throw it onto the floor, waking the old man sleeping downstairs who could then not get back to sleep until he had heard the second boot hit the floor)

think three times then go (idiom); don't act before you've thought it through carefully

(name) Rabiye or Rebiya / Rebiya Kadeer (1946–), Uyghur businesswoman and activist, imprisoned 1999–2005, then president of the World Uyghur Congress

after this / from then on

to begin / to start / then / only then

to work vaguely then retreat (idiom); sloppy and half-hearted / half-baked

at that time / then

to bow deeply, starting upright with arms straight out in front, one hand cupped in the other, then moving the hands down to one's knees as one bows, keeping the arms straight (a form of greeting)

to lose sth and then regain it (idiom)

then / as a result

lit. sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight (idiom) / fig. watch in safety whilst others fight then reap the rewards when both sides are exhausted

inked line / carpenter's straight line marker (an inked cord stretched tight then lowered onto timber)

wooden board used to make a coffin (also refers to the coffin itself); (fig.) (of a facial expression) grim; unsmiling / coffin bread, a Taiwanese snack consisting of a thick slab of bread, fried or toasted, then hollowed out, filled with a thick stew, and capped with a "coffin lid" (slice of fried bread)

lit. catch fish then forget the trap (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子｜庄子); fig. to take help for granted

to want to say sth but then hesitate

sachima, sweet (Manchu) pastry made of fried strips of dough coated with syrup, pressed together, then cut into blocks

double-bang firecracker (which explodes once on the ground and then a second time in the air after being propelled upward)

Cao Pi (187-226), second son of Cao Cao 曹操, king then emperor of Cao Wei 曹魏 from 220, ruled as Emperor Wen 魏文帝, also a noted calligrapher

lit. to stop after taking just a sip (idiom); fig. to gain only a superficial knowledge of sth and then stop

at that moment / just then

dry pot, a type of dish in which ingredients are wok-fried, then served hot in a clay pot or on a metal pan

(coll.) to scam sb by setting up an "accident" in which one appears to have sustained damage or injury caused by the scam victim, then demanding compensation (variations include putting "expensive" porcelain in a place where it is likely to be knocked over by passers-by, and stepping into the path of a slow-moving car)

lit. the Mount Zhongnan shortcut (idiom) / fig. shortcut to a high-flying career; easy route to success (an allusion to the Tang Dynasty story of 盧藏用｜卢藏用, who lived like a hermit on Mt. Zhongnan in order to gain a reputation for wisdom, which he then used to gain a position in the Imperial Court)

(Tw) pebble-wash finish; exposed aggregate surface (construction technique using cement mixed with small stones, then washed to expose the pebbles)

previously / before that / up to then

lit. twice then three times (idiom); fig. repeatedly / over and over again

Battle of Stalingrad (1942-1943), decisive battle of Second World War and one of the bloodiest battles in history, when the Germans failed to take Stalingrad, were then trapped and destroyed by Soviet forces

then (as in "the then chairman")

Jizi, legendary sage from end of Shang dynasty (c. 1100 BC), said to have opposed the tyrant Zhou 紂｜纣, then ruled ancient Korea in the Zhou 周 dynasty

after that / then

thus / if this happens then