就不

then not; simply not, just won’t; simply doesn’t

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phrase Extremely common #242
then not; simply not Used after a condition, situation, or earlier event to say that something will not happen or will not be done as a result.
CH: 他不回来就不给钱。
EN: If he does not come back, then we will not pay.

你猜老爷怎么说他说我要把头发剪短了就不显老了

Guess what the old man said? He said, “If I get my hair cut short, I won’t look so old.”

— 大红灯笼高高挂 (1991)

别以为长得帅就不打你!

Don't think I won't hit you just because you're handsome!

— 功夫 (2004)

馒头长大了就不骑牛啦,就坐火车,坐飞机

When Mantou grows up, he won’t ride cows anymore—he’ll take trains and planes.

— 活着 (1994)

要是急事耽搁了就不好了

It would be bad if something urgent got held up.

— 龙猫 (1988)

也许他们长大就不这样了

Maybe they’ll grow out of it.

— 月升王国 (2012)

一变成演员就不亲切了啊

Once you become an actor, you stop being so approachable.

— 未麻的部屋 (1998)

你不是答应我,怀了孩子就不去赌了吗?

Didn't you promise me that you wouldn't gamble once I got pregnant?

— 活着 (1994)

我怎么听说…围墙倒后,你就不再创作?

How did I hear that… after the wall fell, you stopped creating?

— 窃听风暴 (2006)

你不可以因为我是女孩子就不让我做让我做做看嘛

You can't stop me from doing it just because I'm a girl. Let me try.

— 红猪 (1992)

不行,他不回来就不给钱

No, if he doesn't come back, they won't pay him.

— 一个都不能少 (1999)

您这话说的说不飞就不飞了

You say you’re not flying, and just like that, you’re not flying?

— The Captain (2019)

船长,要知道没有风险的就不叫赌博了

Captain, you should know that if there’s no risk, it’s not gambling.

— 趣味游戏 (1997)

怎能他说不交就不交?

How can he just refuse to hand it over because he doesn’t want to?

— 黑社会 (2005)

大哥那你记个电话号码电话就不记了,回北京我联系你啊

Bro, just write down my number—you don’t need to save it in your phone. I’ll get in touch when I’m back in Beijing.

— Lost in Thailand (2012)

所以后来他就不写了

So after that, he stopped writing.

— 绝美之城 (2013)

死了就不疼了

Once you're dead, you won't feel any pain.

— 热辣滚烫 (2024)

怕就不当流氓

If you're afraid, don't be a hooligan.

— 用心棒 (1961)

要是想逃就不来这了

If I wanted to run away, I wouldn’t have come here.

— 芭萨提的颜色 (2006)

但我喝就不像样了

But if I drink, it just wouldn’t be a good look for me.

— 好家伙 (1990)

你咋说不录就不录了呢?

How come you just decided not to record it?

— 热辣滚烫 (2024)

知道你忙就不送你了

I know you're busy, so I won't see you off.

— 唐人街探案 (2015)

不让打开就不打开呗

If they won’t let me open it, then I just won’t.

— 焦土之城 (2010)

不来就不来

Fine, then don’t come.

— 办公室的故事 (1977)

只要忘了它就不痛了

It won't hurt anymore as long as you forget about it.

— 惊魂记 (1960)

如果明天下雨的话,我就不去野餐了。

If it rains tomorrow, I won’t go on the picnic.

唱歌就不结巴

I don't stutter when I sing.

— 唐人街探案 (2015)

再然后你们就不说话了

And then you two stopped talking.

— 完美陌生人 (2016)

要不,就不改吧,我换下来

Maybe I’ll just leave it as it is and change out of it.

— 色‧戒 (2007)

姐是玩心理的在心理学家面前就不说假话了

I know my way around psychology, so I don't lie in front of a psychologist.

— 热辣滚烫 (2024)

手就不握了

Then I won’t shake your hand.

— Hi, Mom (2021)

如果我是你,我就不做那件事。

If I were you, I wouldn’t do that.

要是现在给你工资你今晚就不来了

If I paid you now, you wouldn't come in tonight.

— 为所应为 (1989)

贝勒爷给面子也就不追究了

The prince has shown us some courtesy, so we won’t press the matter.

— 卧虎藏龙 (2000)

如果容易的话我们就不接了

If it's easy, we won't take it on.

— 我仍在此 (2024)

你这孩子咋说不录就不录了呢

Come on, kid, how can you just decide not to record it anymore?

— 热辣滚烫 (2024)

那他就不上学啦?

So he’s not going to school anymore?

— 一个都不能少 (1999)

也许今天性命就不保

I might not make it through today.

— 黄金三镖客 (1966)

不过,只要工程还在推进,投诉就不成立。

However, as long as the project is still moving forward, the complaint is invalid.

phrase Uncommon #6,044
just won’t; simply doesn’t Emphasizes or narrows a negation, often with a sense of stubborn refusal or contradiction.
CH: 他就不让我走。
EN: He just won’t let me leave.

他就不让我走

He simply wouldn’t let me leave.

— 黄金三镖客 (1966)

你除了看电视就不做别的事了?

Do you do nothing but watch TV?

— 再见列宁 (2003)

什么猪啊,狗啊,它就不听戏

Pigs, dogs, whatever—it just won’t listen to opera.

— 霸王别姬 (1993)

这个人啊之前经常来的坐在那个位置最近不知道怎么了就不来了还有什么特别的

That person used to come here often and sit in that spot, but I don't know what happened lately—they don't come anymore. Was there something special about them?

— 唐人街探案 (2015)

你就不想想为什么

Why don’t you think about why?

— Lost in Thailand (2012)

给他们一半就不错了

Giving them half is already generous enough.

— 恶魔 (1955)

就不告诉你

I’m not telling you.

— The Captain (2019)

你在我眼里就不是个男人

You're not a man in my eyes.

— Dying to Survive (2018)

你就不想知道是什么物件

Don't you want to know what it is?

— 满江红 (2023)

她就不告诉爸爸

She just won’t tell Dad.

— 四百击 (1959)

绷带就不拆了

Let's leave the bandage on.

— 萤火虫之墓 (1988)

我看上去就不像一个教授的女儿

I don’t look like a professor’s daughter at all.

— 莫斯科不相信眼泪 (1980)

我们就不奉陪了

We’ll be taking our leave.

— I Am What I Am 2 (2024)

我还就不出来了

Then I’m not coming out!

— 洗澡 (1999)

就不穿

Then I just won't wear it.

— 触不可及 (2011)

我今儿个就不出去了

I'm not going out today.

— 洗澡 (1999)

这部电影就不成形对不对

This movie is a total mess, right?

— 雨水危机 (2011)

就不改

Then I won't change it.

— 地球上的星星 (2007)

我告诉你从今以后我还就不跟你玩了

I'm telling you, from now on, I'm not playing with you anymore.

— 洗澡 (1999)