"就" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 jiù at once / right away / only / just (emphasis) / as early as / already / as soon as / then / in that case / as many as / even if / to approach / to move towards / to undertake / to engage in / to suffer / subjected to / to accomplish / to take advantage of / to go with (of foods) / with regard to / concerning
Results beginning with 就
 jiù shì (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated) / precisely / exactly / even / if / just like / in the same way as
 jiù yào will / shall / to be going to
 jiù suàn granted that / even if
 jiù yè to get a job / employment
 jiù cǐ at this point / thus / from then on
 jiù dú to go to school
 jiù dì locally / on the spot
 jiù zhěn to see a doctor / to seek medical advice
 jiù zhí to take office / to assume a post
 jiù jìn nearby / in a close neighborhood
 jiù yī to receive medical treatment
 jiù cān to dine
 jiù xù to be ready / to be in order
 jiù xué to attend school
 jiù zhe to be next to (colloquial)
 jiù rèn to take office / to assume a post
 jiù fàn to submit / to give in
 jiù qǐn to go to sleep / to go to bed (literary)
 jiù zuò to take a seat
 jiù lǐ inside story
 jiù yì to be killed for a righteous cause / to die a martyr
 jiù dào to set off / to take to the road
便 jiù biàn at sb's convenience / in passing / while doing it
 jiù qín to be taken prisoner
 jiù bàn to act as companion
 jiù fú (Tw) employment service (abbr. for 就業服務|就业服务[jiu4 ye4 fu2 wu4])
 jiù mù to be placed in a coffin / to die
 jiù zhèng (literary and deferential) to solicit comments (on one's writing)
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 jiù shì shuō in other words / that is
 jiù yè lu:4 employment rate
 jiù wǎn le then it's too late (colloquial)
 jiù yè jī huì employment opportunity / job opening
 jiù shì lùn shì to discuss sth on its own merits / to judge the matter as it stands
 jiù yè péi xùn employment training
  employment policy
 jiù dì qǔ cái to draw on local resources / using materials at hand
 jiù yè zhuàng kuàng status in employment
 jiù zhí yǎn shuō inaugural speech
 jiù dì zhèng fǎ to execute on the spot (idiom) / summary execution / to carry out the law on the spot
  proximity rule
  employment benefits / fringe benefits / benefits
  employability
  shelter-in-place
  in-country repair and services
 jiù ér yán considering
 jiù qǐn shí jiān bedtime
 jiù yè fú wù employment service / job placement service / jobseeker assistance
 jiù yè jì néng job skill
 jiù yè xùn liàn job training
 jiù zhí diǎn lǐ inauguration
 jiù zhí xuān shì oath of office
 jiù zhí yǎn jiǎng inaugural lecture
 jiù yè ān dìng fèi Employment Stability Fee (Taiwan), a minimum monthly fee for employing foreign workers
 jiù yè hòu jī jīn Post Employment Fund
  destruction in situ / in-situ destruction / in-place demolition
  Convention concerning Employment Policy
  employment verification
  employment guarantee programme
  Employment and Development Programme
  employment-intensive growth
  Employment Strategies and Policies Branch
  "Employment, Health and Education"
  Employment Planning and Population Branch
  Association pour la promotion de l'emploi et du logement
  Convention concerning Discrimination in Respect of Employment and Occupation
  Recommendation concerning Discrimination in Respect of Employment and Occupation
  Committee on Employment and Social Policy
  Toolkit for Mainstreaming Employment and Decent Work
  Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities
  High-Level Meeting on Employment and Structural Adjustment
  Preparatory Meeting on Employment, Income Distribution and Social Progress
Approximate Results for 就
 zǎo jiù already at an earlier time
 chéng jiù accomplishment / success / achievement / CL:個|个[ge4] / to achieve (a result) / to create / to bring about
 zhè jiù immediately / at once
 kě jiù certainly
 zào jiù to bring up / to train / to contribute to / achievements (usually of young people)
 jiāng jiu to accept (a bit reluctantly) / to put up with
 qiān jiù to yield / to adapt to / to accommodate to (sth)
 gāo jiù to move to a better job
 běn jiù by nature / fundamentally / inherently
 fǔ jiù to deign / to condescend / to yield to (entreaties) / to submit to (sb) / (polite) to deign to accept (a post)
 liàn jiù to master (a skill)
 qiān jiù to concede / to give up
 shēng jiù to be born with / to be gifted with
 zhù jiù to cast / to forge / to form / to create
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Y2K就 Y2Kjiù xù Y2K-compliance / Year 2000 compliance
 yě jiù shì that is / i.e.
 chéng jiù gǎn sense of achievement
 bàn jiù yè partial employment
2000年 2000nián jiù xù Y2K-compliance / Year 2000 compliance
 yě jiù shì shuō in other words / that is to say / so / thus
 àn bù jiù bān to follow the prescribed order / to keep to the working routine (idiom)
 jià qīng jiù shú lit. an easy drive on a familiar path (idiom) / fig. experience makes progress easy / a task that is so familiar one can do it with one's hand tied behind one's back
 bì zhòng jiù qīng to avoid the important and dwell on the trivial / to keep silent about major charges while admitting minor ones
 yī cù ér jiù to get there in one step (idiom) / easily done / success at a stroke / to get results overnight
 gōng chéng míng jiù to win success and recognition (idiom)
 jiāng jì jiù jì to beat sb at their own game (idiom)
 cù jìn jiù yè employment promotion
 gè jiù gè wèi (of the people in a group) to get into position (idiom) / (athletics) On your mark!
 jiāng cuò jiù cuò lit. if it's wrong, it's wrong (idiom) / to make the best after a mistake / to accept an error and adapt to it / to muddle through
 suí háng jiù shì (of a price) to fluctuate according to the market / to sell at the market price
 bǎo wài jiù yī to release for medical treatment (of a prisoner)
 xíng jiāng jiù mù to approach one's coffin (idiom) / with one foot in the grave
 bì shí jiù xū (idiom) stay clear of the enemy's main force and strike at his weak points
 yī huī ér jiù to finish (a letter, a painting) at a stroke
 yīn lòu jiù jiǎn crude but simple methods (idiom) / use whatever methods you can / to do things simply and thriftily / It's not pretty but it works.
 bàn tuī bàn jiù half willing and half unwilling (idiom) / to yield after making a show of resistance
 bù zhī jiù lǐ unaware of the inner workings / naive / unwitting
 shù shǒu jiù bì hands tied and expecting the worst
 shù shǒu jiù qín hands tied and waiting to be captured
  indirect employment
  induced employment
  full-time employment
  double doctoring
 àn bù jiù bān follow the prescribed order / keep to conventional ways
 bù míng jiù lǐ not to understand the situation / unaware of the ins and outs
 chōng fèn jiù yè full employment
 diào tóu jiù zǒu to turn on one's heels / to walk away abruptly
 gāo dī bù jiù can't reach the high or accept the low (idiom) / not good enough for a high post, but too proud to take a low one
 jiàn fèng jiù zuān lit. to squeeze into every crack (idiom) / fig. to make the most of every opportunity
 jiàn hǎo jiù shōu to quit while one is ahead (idiom) / to know when to stop
 lìng móu gāo jiù to get a better job somewhere else (idiom) / to seek alternative employment
 qū yì fǔ jiù to be persuaded to debase oneself (idiom)
 qū zūn fǔ jiù to condescend / condescending / patronizing
 rù kǒu jiù huà to melt in one's mouth
 shuō gàn jiù gàn to do what needs to be done, without delay
 xuān shì jiù zhí to swear the oath of office
 yī diǎn jiù tōng a hint is all that is needed / understanding each other without the need to explain
 yǐn jǐng jiù lù to extend one's neck in preparation for execution (idiom)
 yī qiè jiù xù everything in its place and ready (idiom)
 yī xué jiù huì to pick up (a skill) in a very short time / to take to sth like a duck to water
 zhè jiù shì shuō in other words / that is to say
  informal employment
  part-time employment
  sustainable employment
  cyclical employment
 Bù kōng chéng jiù fó Amoghasiddhi Buddha
 qīng nián jiù yè wǎng Youth Employment Network
 tīng fēng jiù shì yǔ lit. to believe in the rain on hearing the wind (idiom) / to believe rumors / to be credulous
 yǒu nǎi jiù shì niáng see 有奶便是娘[you3 nai3 bian4 shi4 niang2]
 zhī shi jiù shì lì liang Knowledge is power, slogan originally due to Francis Bacon 弗蘭西斯·培根|弗兰西斯·培根
 gāo bù chéng dī bù jiù can't reach the high or accept the low (idiom) / not good enough for a high post, but too proud to take a low one
 gāo bù còu dī bù jiù can't reach the high or accept the low (idiom) / not good enough for a high post, but too proud to take a low one
 tīng jiàn fēng jiù shì yǔ lit. on hearing wind, to say rain / to agree uncritically with whatever people say / to parrot other people's words / to chime in with others
  equal opportunity / equal employment opportunity
  Global Jobs Pact
  Temporary Employment System
  Global Employment Trends
  World Employment Programme
 chéng shì jiù yè xiàn zhāng Urban Employment Charter
 dòng bu dòng jiù shēng qì to be quick to take offence / to have a short fuse
 hé xīn jiù yè qíng kuàng core employment situations
 quán qiú jiù yè gāng lǐng Global Employment Agenda
 shuō nǐ pàng nǐ jiù chuǎn lit. when someone tells you you're fat, you pant (as if you were actually fat) (idiom) / fig. Hey! I pay you a compliment, and you start bragging! (typically jocular and teasing) / flattery, like perfume, should be smelled, not swallowed
 tuán jié jiù shì lì liang unity is strength (revolutionary slogan and popular song of 1943)
"非"方  "Jobs for Africa" programme
  Rural Employment Policies Branch
  guidance and employment services
  Technology, Employment, and Poverty Alleviation
  flip-flop note / flip-flop bond
  Emergency Employment Schemes Branch
  jobless growth
 bù pà màn , jiù pà zhàn it's better to make slow progress than no progress at all (proverb)
 bù zuò sǐ jiù bù huì sǐ serves you right for doing sth so stupid (Internet slang)
 guó jiā jiù yè yán jiū suǒ National Institute of Employment
 jiǎn dào lán lǐ jiù shì cài all is grist that comes to the mill (idiom)
 shuō Cáo Cāo Cáo Cāo jiù dào lit. speak of Cao Cao and Cao Cao arrives / fig. speak of the devil and he doth appear
  e-government readiness survey
  Programme on Tobacco or Health
  International Classification of Status in Employment
  Palestinian Employment Plan
  Administrative Department of Labour and Employment
  Year of Employment Opportunity for Persons with Disabilities
 bù shì yú sǐ jiù shì wǎng pò lit. either the fish dies or the net gets torn (idiom) / fig. it's a life-and-death struggle / it's either him or me
 bù wèn jiù tīng bù dào jiǎ huà Don't ask and you won't be told any lies. (idiom)
  informal sector employment
  Human Development Lifetime Achievement Award
  Village Employment and Environment Programme
  Jobs and Skills Programme for Africa
 bù pà yī wàn , jiù pà wàn yī better to be safe than sorry (proverb) / to be prepared just in case
 bù pà zéi tōu jiù pà zéi diàn jì much worse than having something stolen is when a thief has you in his sights (idiom)
  tourism satellite account employment module
  no exit without strategy
  Convention concerning Minimum Age for Admission to Employment / Minimum Age Convention, 1973
  World Job and Food Bank
  Liberia Employment Action Programme
  International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement
  Recovery and Employment Afghanistan Programme
  Reintegration and Local Settlement Section
  Rural Employment Policy Research Programme
  Iraq Reconstruction and Employment Programme
 guò le zhè ge cūn jiù méi zhè ge diàn past this village, you won't find this shop (idiom) / this is your last chance
  Working Group on Technology, Growth and Employment
  Extraordinary Summit on Employment and Poverty Alleviation in Africa
  Poverty Eradication, Employment and Youth Branch
  International Employment Conference for Iraq
  Gender, Equity and Rural Employment Division
  Convention concerning Employment Promotion and Protection against Unemployment
  Convention concerning Conditions of Employment of Plantation Workers
  Civil Service and Public Employment Service
  Asian Regional Team for Employment Promotion
  Southern African Team for Employment Promotion
 bù pà bù shí huò , jiù pà huò bǐ huò lit. don't worry about not knowing goods, but about comparing them (proverb) / fig. goods' (or person's) true value can only be determined through comparison
  Job Creation and Enterprise Development Department
  Forum on Productive Employment and Decent Work
  Convention concerning the Minimum Age for Admission to Employment as Fishermen
  Employment-Generating Public Works Programme
  Programme for Action of the World Employment Conference
 zhī zhù jiā shā jiù yè fāng àn xìn tuō jī jīn Trust Fund for Support to the Employment Programme in Gaza
"消, 促, 增"  Attacking poverty, Building solidarity, Creating jobs
  measurement and evaluation for e-government readiness
  International expert meeting on innovative employment initiatives
  Joint Statement on Reintegration of the Employment System
  International Symposium on the Future of Urban Employment
  Plan of Action for promotion of employment and poverty alleviation
  Protocol to the Convention concerning Conditions of Employment of Plantation Workers
  Conference on the Politics and Economics of Global Employment
  Adviser to the Director-General on the Employment and Participation of Women
  Regional Employment Programme for Latin America and the Caribbean
  Steering Committee of the Liberia Employment Action Plan
  Convention concerning the Age for Admission of Children to Non-Industrial Employment
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