Results for “就”

crude but simple methods (idiom) / use whatever methods you can / to do things simply and thriftily / It's not pretty but it works.

unity is strength (revolutionary slogan and popular song of 1943)

to swear the oath of office

to accept (a bit reluctantly) / to put up with

to beat sb at their own game (idiom)

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

to condescend / condescending / patronizing

to extend one's neck in preparation for execution (idiom)

to turn on one's heels / to walk away abruptly

all is grist that comes to the mill (idiom)

see 有奶便是娘[yǒu nǎi biàn shì niáng]

by nature / fundamentally / inherently

hands tied and expecting the worst

to concede / to give up

to master (a skill)

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

lit. to believe in the rain on hearing the wind (idiom) / to believe rumors / to be credulous

to approach one's coffin (idiom) / with one foot in the grave

(idiom) to quit while one is ahead / to know when to stop

lit. to squeeze into every crack (idiom) / fig. to make the most of every opportunity

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

to do what needs to be done, without delay

lit. speak of Cao Cao and Cao Cao arrives / fig. speak of the devil and he doth appear

immediately / at once

past this village, you won't find this shop (idiom) / this is your last chance

(idiom) stay clear of the enemy's main force and strike at his weak points

to avoid the important and dwell on the trivial / to keep silent about major charges while admitting minor ones

to cast / to forge / to form / to create

(of a price) to fluctuate according to the market / to sell at the market price

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

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

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 take up a prestigious position / (courteous) to work (as in 您在哪高就[nín zài nǎ gāo jiù] "where are you working?")

(literary and deferential) to solicit comments (on one's writing)

Amoghasiddhi Buddha

variant of 按部就班[àn bù jiù bān]