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 接近 jiē jìn to approach / to get close to syn 靠近 kào jìn to be close to / to approach / to draw near syn 态度 態度 tài du manner / bearing / attitude / approach / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 即 jí namely / that is / i.e. / prompt / at once / at present / even if / prompted (by the occasion) / to approach / to come into contact / to assume (office) / to draw near syn 上来 上來 shàng lái to come up / to approach / (verb complement indicating success) syn 来临 來臨 lái lín to approach / to come closer syn 论文 論文 lùn wén paper / treatise / thesis / CL:篇[pian1] / to discuss a paper or thesis (old) syn 前门 前門 qián mén front door / main entrance / honest and upright approach (as opposed to 後門|后门, back-door or under the counter) 进场 進場 jìn chǎng to enter the venue / to enter the arena / (aviation) to approach the airfield / (investing) to get into the market 走近 zǒu jìn to approach / to draw near to syn 逼近 bī jìn to press on towards / to close in on / to approach / to draw near syn 路子 lù zi method / way / approach syn 试卷 試卷 shì juàn examination paper / test paper / CL:份[fen4],張|张[zhang1] syn 炙手可热 炙手可熱 zhì shǒu kě rè lit. burn your hand, feel the heat (idiom) / fig. arrogance of the powerful / a mighty figure no-one dares approach / hot (exciting or in favor) 卷子 juàn zi test paper / examination paper syn 拂晓 拂曉 fú xiǎo daybreak / approach of dawn syn 军警 軍警 jūn jǐng the military and the police / military alert (announcing the approach of the enemy) 凑近 湊近 còu jìn to approach / to lean close to syn 信纸 信紙 xìn zhǐ letter paper / writing paper syn 事半功倍 shì bàn gōng bèi half the work, twice the effect (idiom) / the right approach saves effort and leads to better results / a stitch in time saves nine syn 纸质 紙質 zhǐ zhì (attributive) paper / hard-copy / printed / paper quality 迫近 pò jìn to approach / to press in syn 草纸 草紙 cǎo zhǐ rough straw paper / toilet paper / brown paper syn 别出心裁 別出心裁 bié chū xīn cái to hit on sth new (idiom) / to display originality / to adopt an original approach syn 挨近 āi jìn to approach / to get close to / to sneak up on / near to syn 蜡纸 蠟紙 là zhǐ wax paper / stencil paper 纸带 紙帶 zhǐ dài paper tape / ticker tape / paper streamer 薄纸 薄紙 báo zhǐ thin paper (tissue paper, onionskin etc) 路数 路數 lù shù stratagem / method / approach / (martial arts) movement / social connections / (sb's) background story syn 附耳 fù ěr to approach sb's ear (to whisper) 引桥 引橋 yǐn qiáo bridge approach 异曲同工 異曲同工 yì qǔ tóng gōng different tunes played with equal skill (idiom) / different methods leading to the same result / different approach but equally satisfactory outcome syn 临阵 臨陣 lín zhèn just before the battle / to approach the front line 考试卷 考試卷 kǎo shì juàn exam paper / test paper / CL:張|张[zhang1] 助跑 zhù pǎo to run up (pole vault, javelin, bowling etc) / approach / run-up / (aviation) takeoff run 渐近 漸近 jiàn jìn to approach gradually 旁敲侧击 旁敲側擊 páng qiāo cè jī to make insinuations / to take an indirect approach (in making inquiries) (idiom) syn 趋近 趨近 qū jìn to approach (a numerical value) / to converge to a limit (in calculus) / convergence 行将就木 行將就木 xíng jiāng jiù mù to approach one's coffin (idiom) / with one foot in the grave syn 薄 bó meager / slight / weak / ungenerous or unkind / frivolous / to despise / to belittle / to look down on / to approach or near syn 垂 chuí to hang (down) / droop / dangle / bend down / hand down / bequeath / nearly / almost / to approach syn 昵 暱 nì familiar / intimate / to approach syn 凌 líng to approach / to rise high / thick ice / to insult or maltreat syn 迫 pò to force / to compel / to approach or go towards / urgent / pressing syn 侵 qīn to invade / to encroach / to infringe / to approach syn 拢 攏 lǒng to gather together / to collect / to approach / to draw near to / to add / to sum up / to comb (hair) syn 趋 趨 qū to hasten / to hurry / to walk fast / to approach / to tend towards / to converge syn 濒 瀕 bīn to approach / to border on / near syn 莅 蒞 lì to attend (an official function) / to be present / to administer / to approach (esp. as administrator) syn 张 張 zhāng to open up / to spread / sheet of paper / classifier for flat objects, sheet / classifier for votes syn 令 lǐng classifier for a ream of paper syn 条子 條子 tiáo zi short note / slip of paper / stripe / (slang) cop / (old) prostitute syn 纸条 紙條 zhǐ tiáo slip of paper 钞票 鈔票 chāo piào paper money / a bill (e.g. 100 yuan) / CL:張|张[zhang1],紮|扎[za1] syn 纸巾 紙巾 zhǐ jīn paper towel / napkin / facial tissue / CL:張|张[zhang1],包[bao1] 纸杯 紙杯 zhǐ bēi paper cup 图纸 圖紙 tú zhǐ blueprint / drawing / design plans / graph paper syn 文件夹 文件夾 wén jiàn jiā folder / file (paper) 纸张 紙張 zhǐ zhāng paper syn 记事本 記事本 jì shì běn notebook / paper notepad / laptop computer 卫生纸 衛生紙 wèi shēng zhǐ toilet paper / bathroom tissue syn 包装纸 包裝紙 bāo zhuāng zhǐ wrapping paper 纸袋 紙袋 zhǐ dài paper bag syn 纸币 紙幣 zhǐ bì bank notes / paper currency / CL:張|张[zhang1] syn 手纸 手紙 shǒu zhǐ toilet paper syn 纸片 紙片 zhǐ piàn a piece, scrap or fragment of paper 餐巾纸 餐巾紙 cān jīn zhǐ paper napkin / serviette 废纸 廢紙 fèi zhǐ waste paper syn 考卷 kǎo juàn exam paper syn 纸上谈兵 紙上談兵 zhǐ shàng tán bīng lit. military tactics on paper (idiom) / fig. theoretical discussion that is worse than useless in practice / armchair strategist / idle theorizing / cf Zhao Kuo 趙括|赵括[Zhao4 Kuo4] leading an army of 400,000 to total annihilation at battle of Changping 長平之戰|长平之战[Chang2 ping2 zhi1 Zhan4] in 260 BC syn 猜拳 cāi quán finger-guessing game / rock-paper-scissors game / morra syn 剪纸 剪紙 jiǎn zhǐ papercutting (Chinese folk art) / to make paper cutouts 答卷 dá juàn completed examination paper / answer sheet / CL:份[fen4],張|张[zhang1] 剪影 jiǎn yǐng paper-cut silhouette / outline / sketch syn 信笺 信箋 xìn jiān letter / letter paper syn 笔试 筆試 bǐ shì written examination / paper test (for an applicant) 纸浆 紙漿 zhǐ jiāng paper pulp 复印纸 複印紙 fù yìn zhǐ photocopier paper 纸醉金迷 紙醉金迷 zhǐ zuì jīn mí lit. dazzling with paper and gold (idiom) / fig. indulging in a life of luxury syn 纸老虎 紙老虎 zhǐ lǎo hǔ paper tiger syn 纸花 紙花 zhǐ huā paper flower 白皮书 白皮書 bái pí shū white paper (e.g. containing proposals for new legislation) / white book 下笔 下筆 xià bǐ to put pen to paper syn 扉页 扉頁 fēi yè title page / flyleaf / end paper 填空 tián kòng to fill a job vacancy / to fill in a blank (e.g. on questionnaire or exam paper) syn 牛皮纸 牛皮紙 niú pí zhǐ kraft paper 稿纸 稿紙 gǎo zhǐ draft paper syn 纸鹤 紙鶴 zhǐ hè paper crane 跃然纸上 躍然紙上 yuè rán zhǐ shàng to appear vividly on paper (idiom) / to show forth vividly (in writing, painting etc) / to stand out markedly syn 白卷 bái juàn blank exam paper 高帽子 gāo mào zi tall conical paper hat worn as a public humiliation / dunce cap / (fig.) flattery syn 复写纸 複寫紙 fù xiě zhǐ carbon paper 烧纸 燒紙 shāo zhǐ to burn paper offerings (as part of religious ceremony) 审稿 審稿 shěn gǎo to review (a paper or manuscript) 落笔 落筆 luò bǐ to put pen to paper / to start to write or draw syn 平装 平裝 píng zhuāng paperback / paper-cover 相纸 相紙 xiàng zhǐ photographic paper 走马灯 走馬燈 zǒu mǎ dēng lantern with a carousel of paper horses rotating under convection, used at Lantern Festival 元宵節|元宵节[Yuan2 xiao1 jie2] / (fig.) revolving door / musical chairs (metaphor for people being shuffled around into different jobs) 