"Shall" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 jiù yào will / shall / to be going to
 jiāng yào will / shall / to be going to
 jiāng will / shall / to use / to take / to checkmate / just a short while ago / (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把[ba3])
 yīng to agree (to do sth) / should / ought to / must / (legal) shall
 bù fèn bù qǐ a student shall not be enlightened until he has tried hard by himself (idiom)
 zhòng guā dé guā , zhòng dòu dé dòu 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.
 kǔ hǎi wú biān , huí tóu shì àn The sea of bitterness has no bounds, turn your head to see the shore (idiom). Only Buddhist enlightenment can allow one to shed off the abyss of worldly suffering. / Repent and ye shall be saved!
 shì qíng kuàng for all pertinent purposes / as occasion shall or may require
 jiǎ yī péi shí lit. if one is fake, I shall compensate you for ten of them / fig. (of goods) 100% genuine
 yī lǎn zhòng shān xiǎo (last line of the poem 望岳 / by Tang poet Du Fu 杜甫[Du4 Fu3]) with one look I shall see all the smaller mountains down below (from the summit of Mt Tai 泰山[Tai4 Shan1]) / (fig.) awe-inspiring view from a very high place
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