If there are genres in languages, Chinese definitely belongs to: Horror!.....
Because Chinese does not exist for rational logic, it lives for emotional imagery. Therefore, a word always could express many meanings, take "就" as an example, best wishes for your survival^_^
就
[jiù]
1. v. come near；move towards
e.g.避繁就简
take the simple，less complicated way
2. v. go to；take up；undertake；engage in；enter upon
e.g. (1) 就学
go to school;
(2) 各就各位!
Man your posts!
On your marks! (Those two are the same in Chinese.)
3. v. accomplish；make
e.g.功成业就
(of a person's career) be crowned with success
4. v. accommodate oneself to；suit；fit
e.g.你就手儿把我的信件也带来吧。
Please get my mail as well while you're at it.
5. v. go with；eat with
e.g.花生仁就酒
have peanuts to go with liquor
6. prep. with regard to；concerning；on；in respect of [to]
e.g.就我所知
so far as I know
7. adv. at once；right away
e.g.他就来。
He will come right away.
8. adv. as early as；already；long since
e.g.大风早晨就停了。
The wind has already subsided in the morning.
9. adv. as soon as；right after
e.g.他一毕业就结婚了。
He got married as soon as he graduated.
10. adv. (No exact meaning, go figure! Infer a trend which will happen subsequently.)
e.g.只要虚心，就会进步。
Provided you are modest，you'll surely make progress.
11. adv. as many as；as much as
e.g.光这一项开支就节约五万元。
So far as the expenses are concerned，we saved as much as 50，000 yuan.
12. adv. (No exact meaning, go figure!)
e.g.丢了就丢了吧，以后小心点。
If it's lost，it's lost. Just be more careful from now on.
13. adv. (No exact meaning, go figure!)
e.g.我就料到他会等我们的。
I knew he'd be waiting for us.
14. adv. only；merely；just
e.g.我就想问一个问题。
I have just one question.
15. adv. (No exact meaning, go figure! Kind of a expression of attitude.)
e.g.我就不信学不会。
I simply wouldn't believe that I couldn't learn it well.
16. adv. exactly；precisely
e.g.邮局就在前边。
Just go straight forward and you'll find the post office.
17. conj. even if
e.g.你就送来，我也不要。
Even if you bring it to me，I won't take it.
amused
cheerful
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crazy