就 jiù (after a suppositional clause) in that case / then / (after a clause of action) as soon as / immediately after / (same as 就是[jiu4 shi4]) 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[zhe5]) taking advantage of / (of food) to go with / with regard to / concerning / (pattern: 就[jiu4] ... 也[ye3] ...) even if ... still ... / (pattern: 不[bu4] ... 就[jiu4] ...) if not ... then must be ... syn 利 lì sharp / favorable / advantage / benefit / profit / interest / to do good to / to benefit syn 好处 好處 hǎo chu benefit / advantage / merit / gain / profit / also pr. [hao3chu4] syn 手下 shǒu xià under one's control or administration / subordinates / (money etc) on hand / sb's financial means / when taking action syn 收获 收穫 shōu huò to harvest / to reap / to gain / crop / harvest / profit / gain / bonus / reward syn 成果 chéng guǒ result / achievement / gain / profit / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 死神 sǐ shén mythological figure (such as the Grim Reaper) in charge of taking the souls of those who die / (fig.) death syn 受益 shòu yì to benefit from / profit syn 收益 shōu yì earnings / profit syn 获利 獲利 huò lì profit / to obtain benefits / benefits obtained syn 无常 無常 wú cháng variable / changeable / fickle / impermanence (Sanskrit: anitya) / ghost taking away the soul after death / to pass away / to die syn 盈利 yíng lì profit / gain / to make profits syn 寄生 jì shēng to live in or on another organism as a parasite / to live by taking advantage of others / parasitism / parasitic 退场 退場 tuì chǎng to leave a place where some event is taking place / (of an actor) to exit / (sports) to leave the field / (of an audience) to leave 出息 chū xi future prospects / profit / to mature / to grow up syn 获益 獲益 huò yì to profit from sth / to get benefit syn 倒卖 倒賣 dǎo mài to resell at a profit / to speculate syn 断送 斷送 duàn sòng to forfeit (future profit, one's life etc) / ruined syn 毛利 máo lì gross profit 自私自利 zì sī zì lì everything for self and selfish profit (idiom) / with no regard for others / selfish / mercenary syn 油水 yóu shuǐ grease / profit / ill-gotten gains 顺势 順勢 shùn shì to take advantage / to seize an opportunity / in passing / without taking extra trouble / conveniently syn 名利 míng lì fame and profit syn 蹲点 蹲點 dūn diǎn (of a cadre etc) to work for a period of time with a grassroots unit to gain firsthand experience / (dialect) taking a crap syn 赚取 賺取 zhuàn qǔ to make a profit / to earn a packet syn 牟利 móu lì to gain profit (by underhand means) / to exploit / exploitation syn 横财 橫財 hèng cái easy money / windfall / ill-gotten gains / undeserved fortune / illegal profit syn 仿生 fǎng shēng to design an artificial system, taking inspiration from a living organism / bionic / biomimetic 本着 本著 běn zhe based on... / in conformance with.. / taking as one's main principle syn 唯利是图 唯利是圖 wéi lì shì tú (idiom) to be bent solely on profit / to put profit before everything else syn 赢利 贏利 yíng lì gain / profit / to make a profit syn 不厌其烦 不厭其煩 bù yàn qí fán not to mind taking all the trouble (idiom) / to take great pains / to be very patient syn 营利 營利 yíng lì for profit / to seek profit syn 封顶 封頂 fēng dǐng to put a roof (on a building) / to cap the roof (finishing a building project) / fig. to put a ceiling (on spending, prize, ambition etc) / to top off / fig. to reach the highest point (of growth, profit, interest rates) / to stop growing (of plant bud or branch) 高瞻远瞩 高瞻遠矚 gāo zhān yuǎn zhǔ to stand tall and see far (idiom) / taking the long and broad view / acute foresight syn 不假思索 bù jiǎ sī suǒ to act without taking time to think (idiom) / to react instantly / to fire from the hip syn 趁火打劫 chèn huǒ dǎ jié to loot a burning house / to profit from sb's misfortune (idiom) syn 倒贴 倒貼 dào tiē to lose money instead of being paid (i.e. sb should pay me, but is actually taking my money) 利己 lì jǐ personal profit / to benefit oneself syn 盈余 盈餘 yíng yú surplus / profit syn 大吉大利 dà jí dà lì great luck, great profit (idiom) / everything is thriving syn 集思广益 集思廣益 jí sī guǎng yì collecting opinions is of wide benefit (idiom) / to pool wisdom for mutual benefit / to profit from widespread suggestions 谋利 謀利 móu lì to make a profit / to gain / to get an advantage syn 利好 lì hǎo (finance) sth that engenders bullish sentiment / favorable news / (finance) (of news, data etc) favorable / positive 利润率 利潤率 lì rùn lǜ profit margin 盈亏 盈虧 yíng kuī profit and loss / waxing and waning syn 辞行 辭行 cí xíng to say goodbye / leave-taking / farewells syn 赚头 賺頭 zhuàn tou profit (colloquial) syn 裨益 bì yì benefit / advantage / profit / to be a benefit to syn 净收入 淨收入 jìng shōu rù net income / net profit syn 争权夺利 爭權奪利 zhēng quán duó lì scramble for power and profit (idiom) / power struggle 浅尝辄止 淺嚐輒止 qiǎn cháng zhé zhǐ lit. to stop after taking just a sip (idiom) / fig. to gain only a superficial knowledge of sth and then stop syn 牟取 móu qǔ to gain profit (by underhand means) / to exploit / see also 謀取|谋取[mou2 qu3] syn 大步流星 dà bù liú xīng at a stride / taking large steps (while walking) syn 相公 xiàng gong lord / master / young gentleman / male prostitute / catamite / mahjong player disqualified by unintentionally taking in the wrong number of dominoes / (old form of address for one's husband) husband syn 采风 採風 cǎi fēng to collect local cultural material (recording folk songs, taking photos etc) syn 纯利 純利 chún lì net profit syn 自负盈亏 自負盈虧 zì fù yíng kuī responsible for its profit and losses (of organization) / financially autonomous / personal financial responsibility 净利润 淨利潤 jìng lì rùn net profit syn 应聘者 應聘者 yìng pìn zhě person taking a job / job applicant / CL:位[wei4] 损益 損益 sǔn yì profit and loss / increase and decrease syn 出息 chū xī to yield interest, profit etc / to exhale (Buddhism) syn 就着 就著 jiù zhe (eat sth) with (sth else) / taking advantage of / using 热钱 熱錢 rè qián hot money, money flowing from one currency to another in the hope of quick profit 非营利 非營利 fēi yíng lì nonprofit / not for profit 无利 無利 wú lì no profit / not profitable / a hindrance / (to lend money) at no interest 统筹兼顾 統籌兼顧 tǒng chóu jiān gù an overall plan taking into account all factors syn 煞有介事 shà yǒu jiè shì to make a show of being very much in earnest (idiom) / to act as if one is taking things very seriously syn 薄利多销 薄利多銷 bó lì duō xiāo small profit but rapid turnover 净利 淨利 jìng lì net profit syn 伏案 fú àn to bend over one's desk (writing, studying, taking a nap etc) 鸳鸯浴 鴛鴦浴 yuān yāng yù taking a bath together as a couple 见利忘义 見利忘義 jiàn lì wàng yì lit. to see profit and forget morality (idiom) / fig. to act from mercenary considerations / to sell one's soul syn 损益表 損益表 sǔn yì biǎo income statement (US) / profit and loss account (UK) 劫持人质 jié chí rén zhì hostage-taking / taking of hostages 明察暗访 明察暗訪 míng chá àn fǎng open enquiries and secret search (idiom) / to investigate openly and in secret / taking information from all sides syn 利市 lì shì business profit / auspicious / lucky / small sum of money offered on festive days 保研 bǎo yán to recommend sb for postgraduate studies / to admit for postgraduate studies without taking the entrance exam 创利 創利 chuàng lì to make a profit syn 连本带利 連本帶利 lián běn dài lì both principal and interest / capital plus profit 扶老携幼 扶老攜幼 fú lǎo xié yòu taking everyone along, young and old / to look after the elderly and the young syn 走资派 走資派 zǒu zī pài capitalist roader (person in power taking the capitalist road, a political label often pinned on cadres by the Red Guards during the Cultural Revolution) 赢 贏 yíng to beat / to win / to profit syn 倒 dǎo to fall / to collapse / to lie horizontally / to fail / to go bankrupt / to overthrow / to change (trains or buses) / to move around / to resell at a profit syn 赚 賺 zhuàn to earn / to make a profit syn 润 潤 rùn moist / glossy / sleek / to moisten / to lubricate / to embellish / to enhance / profit / remuneration / (neologism c. 2021) (slang) (loanword from "run") to emigrate (in order to flee adverse conditions) syn 益 yì benefit / profit / advantage / beneficial / to increase / to add / all the more syn 下马威 下馬威 xià mǎ wēi display of severity immediately on taking office / (fig.) initial show of strength 嬴 yíng old variant of 贏|赢[ying2], to win, to profit / old variant of 盈[ying2], full 敲竹杠 敲竹槓 qiāo zhú gàng extortion by taking advantage of sb's weakness syn 攀亲 攀親 pān qīn to seek to profit by family ties syn 倒买倒卖 倒買倒賣 dǎo mǎi dǎo mài to buy and sell at a profit / to speculate 暴利税 暴利稅 bào lì shuì windfall profit tax 渔利 漁利 yú lì to make an unethical profit / benefits gained from others' conflict syn 损公肥私 損公肥私 sǔn gōng féi sī to damage the public interest for personal profit (idiom) / personal profit at public expense / venal and selfish behavior syn 股票 gǔ piào share certificate / stock (finance) 金融 jīn róng banking / finance / financial syn 信托 信託 xìn tuō to entrust / trust bond (finance) syn 财政部 財政部 cái zhèng bù Ministry of Finance 