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Talking Chinese English Dictionary

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IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
1 jiùjiu4at 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
2就是 就是 jiù shìjiu4 shi4(emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated); precisely; exactly; even; if; just like; in the same way as
3就要 就要 jiù yàojiu4 yao4will; shall; to be going to
4也就是 也就是 jiù shìye3 jiu4 shi4that is; i.e.
5成就 成就 chéng jiùcheng2 jiu4accomplishment; success; achievement; Classifiers: ; to achieve (a result); to create; to bring about
6早就 早就 zǎo jiùzao3 jiu4already at an earlier time
7也就是说 也就是說 jiù shì shuōye3 jiu4 shi4 shuo1in other words; that is to say; so; thus
8就业 就業 jiù jiu4 ye4to get a job; employment
9就是说 就是說 jiù shì shuōjiu4 shi4 shuo1in other words; that is
10就算 就算 jiù suànjiu4 suan4granted that; even if
11造就 造就 zào jiùzao4 jiu4to bring up; to train; to contribute to; achievements (usually of young people)
12可就 可就 jiùke3 jiu4certainly
13就此 就此 jiù jiu4 ci3at this point; thus; from then on
14就地 就地 jiù jiu4 di4locally; on the spot
15不是鱼死就是网破 不是魚死就是網破 shì jiù shì wǎng bu4 shi4 yu2 si3 jiu4 shi4 wang3 po4lit. either the fish dies or the net gets torn (idiom); fig. it's a life-and-death struggle; it's either him or me
16不管白猫黑猫,捉住老鼠就是好猫 不管白貓黑貓,捉住老鼠就是好貓 guǎn bái māo hēi māo , zhuō zhù lǎo shǔ jiù shì hǎo māobu4 guan3 bai2 mao1 hei1 mao1 , zhuo1 zhu4 lao3 shu3 jiu4 shi4 hao3 mao1it 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 邓小平 in 1962, usually associated with his economic reforms starting in 1978, in which pragmatism was favored over ideological purity)
17一学就会 一學就會 xué jiù huìyi1 xue2 jiu4 hui4to pick up (a skill) in a very short time; to take to sth like a duck to water
18就正 就正 jiù zhèngjiu4 zheng4(literary and deferential) to solicit comments (on one's writing)
19掉头就走 掉頭就走 diào tóu jiù zǒudiao4 tou2 jiu4 zou3to turn on one's heels; to walk away abruptly
20动不动就生气 動不動就生氣 dòng bu dòng jiù shēng dong4 bu5 dong4 jiu4 sheng1 qi4to be quick to take offence; to have a short fuse
21知识就是力量 知識就是力量 zhī shi jiù shì liangzhi1 shi5 jiu4 shi4 li4 liang5Knowledge is power, slogan originally due to Francis Bacon 弗蘭西斯 ·培根 |弗兰西斯 ·培根
22拔腿就跑 拔腿就跑 tuǐ jiù pǎoba2 tui3 jiu4 pao3to start running away at once; to immediately take to one's heels (idiom)
23不怕神一样的对手,就怕猪一样的队友 不怕神一樣的對手,就怕豬一樣的隊友 shén yàng de duì shǒu , jiù zhū yàng de duì yǒubu4 pa4 shen2 yi1 yang4 de5 dui4 shou3 , jiu4 pa4 zhu1 yi1 yang4 de5 dui4 you3a boneheaded teammate can do you more harm than the most formidable opponent (idiom)
24不怕慢,就怕站 不怕慢,就怕站 màn , jiù zhànbu4 pa4 man4 , jiu4 pa4 zhan4it's better to make slow progress than no progress at all (proverb)
25不怕不识货,就怕货比货 不怕不識貨,就怕貨比貨 shí huò , jiù huò huòbu4 pa4 bu4 shi2 huo4 , jiu4 pa4 huo4 bi3 huo4lit. 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

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