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  *就* | 就* | *就
(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: ... ...) even if ... still ... / (pattern: ... ...) if not ... then must be ...
HSK 1
will / shall / to be going to
HSK 2
already at an earlier time
HSK 2
to get a job / employment
HSK 3
accomplishment / success / achievement / CL: 個|个 / to achieve (a result) / to create / to bring about
HSK 3
exactly; precisely / only; simply; just / (used correlatively with ) even; even if
HSK 3
(coll.) even if
HSK 6
in other words / that is to say
HSK 6
in other words; that is
HSK 6
to receive medical treatment
HSK 7-9
nearby / in a close neighborhood
HSK 7-9
to bring up / to train / to contribute to / achievements (usually of young people)
HSK 7-9
to take office / to assume a post
HSK 7-9
to yield to; to adapt to; to accommodate oneself to (sth)
HSK 7-9
locally / on the spot
HSK 7-9
to take office; to assume a post
HSK 7-9
to take a seat
HSK 7-9
to dine
HSK 7-9
in other words / that is to say / so / thus
HSK 7-9
to do what needs to be done, without delay
HSK 7-9
to see a doctor / to seek medical advice
HSK 7-9
to go to school
HSK 7-9
to win success and recognition (idiom)
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
at this point / thus / from then on
to attend school
crude but simple methods (idiom); use whatever methods you can / to do things simply and thriftily / It's not pretty but it works.
certainly
sense of achievement
employment service; job placement service; jobseeker assistance
to be ready / to be in order
to be born with / to be gifted with
(eat sth) with (sth else) / taking advantage of; using
to master (a skill)
(idiom) to follow the prescribed order; to keep to the working routine
employment rate
to beat sb at their own game (idiom)
to accept (a bit reluctantly) / to put up with
to avoid the important and dwell on the trivial / to keep silent about major charges while admitting minor ones
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
inside story
to approach one's coffin (idiom); with one foot in the grave
full employment
to be killed for a righteous cause / to die a martyr
to release for medical treatment (of a prisoner)
(idiom) stay clear of the enemy's main force and strike at his weak points
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
to submit / to give in
(of a price) to fluctuate according to the market / to sell at the market price
to discuss sth on its own merits / to judge the matter as it stands
to concede / to give up
to set off / to take to the road
to go to sleep / to go to bed (literary)
(literary and deferential) to solicit comments (on one's writing)
immediately / at once
unaware of the inner workings / naive / unwitting
half willing and half unwilling (idiom); to yield after making a show of resistance
lit. to submit to having one's hands tied and being taken prisoner (idiom) / fig. to surrender without a fight
lit. to squeeze into every crack (idiom) / fig. to make the most of every opportunity
employment opportunity / job opening
to get there in one step (idiom); easily done / success at a stroke / to get results overnight
to act as companion
to be taken prisoner
(of the people in a group) to get into position (idiom) / (athletics) On your mark!
at one's convenience; while one is at it
in other words; i.e.
inauguration
another one is ...; the other thing is ...
inaugural speech
(idiom) to quit while one is ahead; to know when to stop
to pick up (a skill) in a very short time; to take to sth like a duck to water
a hint is all that is needed / understanding each other without the need to explain
to get a better job somewhere else (idiom) / to seek alternative employment
serves you right for doing sth so stupid (Internet slang)
to execute on the spot (idiom); summary execution / to carry out the law on the spot
everything in its place and ready (idiom)
inaugural lecture
lit. speak of Cao Cao and Cao Cao arrives / fig. speak of the devil and he doth appear
past this village, you won't find this shop (idiom) / this is your last chance
much worse than having something stolen is when a thief has you in his sights (idiom)
(Tw) employment service (abbr. for 就業服務|就业服务)
to finish (a letter, a painting) at a stroke
better to be safe than sorry (proverb) / to be prepared just in case
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
it's better to make slow progress than no progress at all (proverb)
(saying) a boneheaded teammate can do you more harm than the most formidable opponent
not to understand the situation / unaware of the ins and outs
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
Amoghasiddhi Buddha
it doesn't matter whether a cat is white or black; as long as it catches mice it's a good cat (variant of a Sichuanese saying used in a speech by Deng Xiaoping 鄧小平|邓小平 in 1962, usually associated with his economic reforms starting in 1978, in which pragmatism was favored over ideological purity)
to deign / to condescend / to yield to (entreaties) / to submit to (sb) / (polite) to deign to accept (a post)
to melt in one's mouth
to be quick to take offense; to have a short fuse
unity is strength (revolutionary slogan and popular song of 1943)
to swear the oath of office
(of a bowl, a cup etc) to be brought up to one's mouth
pucker-type lid (cup lid with a spout for sipping)
to draw on local resources / using materials at hand
then it's too late (colloquial)
to be placed in a coffin; (fig.) to die

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