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 水 shuǐ water / (after a name) ... River / to swim (used mostly in 會水|会水[hui4shui3] and 水性[shui3xing4]) / (coll.) lacking in substance / shoddy / (bound form) additional cost / extra income / classifier for washings of a garment syn 利用 lì yòng to exploit / to make use of / to use / to take advantage of / to utilize 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 代价 代價 dài jià price / cost / consideration (in share dealing) 便宜 pián yi cheap / inexpensive / a petty advantage / to let sb off lightly syn 优势 優勢 yōu shì superiority / dominance / advantage 费用 費用 fèi yòng cost / expenditure / expense / CL:筆|笔[bi3],個|个[ge4] syn 花费 花費 huā fèi expense / cost / to spend (time or money) / expenditure syn 廉价 廉價 lián jià cheaply-priced / low-cost syn 优点 優點 yōu diǎn merit / benefit / strong point / advantage / CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4] syn 分担 分擔 fēn dān to share (a burden, a cost, a responsibility) syn 划算 huá suàn to calculate / to weigh (pros and cons) / to view as profitable / worthwhile / value for money / cost-effective syn 不菲 bù fěi considerable (cost etc) / bountiful (crop etc) / high (social status etc) syn 寄生 jì shēng to live in or on another organism as a parasite / to live by taking advantage of others / parasitism / parasitic 生活费 生活費 shēng huó fèi cost of living / living expenses / alimony syn 本钱 本錢 běn qián capital / (fig.) asset / advantage / the means (to do sth) syn 无偿 無償 wú cháng free / no charge / at no cost syn 占便宜 佔便宜 zhàn pián yi advantageous / favorable / to benefit at others' expense / to take unfair advantage syn 顺势 順勢 shùn shì to take advantage / to seize an opportunity / in passing / without taking extra trouble / conveniently syn 抛售 拋售 pāo shòu to dump (selling abroad more cheaply than cost price at home) syn 转嫁 轉嫁 zhuǎn jià to remarry (of widow) / to pass on (blame, cost, obligation, unpleasant consequence etc) / to transfer (blame, guilt) / to pass the buck syn 房价 房價 fáng jià house price / cost of housing 沾染 zhān rǎn to pollute (often fig.) / to be infected by / to gain a small advantage syn 宰割 zǎi gē to slaughter / (fig.) to ride roughshod over / to take advantage of (others) syn 任人宰割 rèn rén zǎi gē to get trampled on (idiom) / to be taken advantage of syn 投机取巧 投機取巧 tóu jī qǔ qiǎo to gain advantage by any means, fair or foul / to be opportunistic / to be full of tricks syn 揩油 kāi yóu to secretively take advantage of others or public resources for minor personal gain / to grope a woman or girl syn 乘虚而入 乘虛而入 chéng xū ér rù to enter by exploiting a weak spot (idiom) / to take advantage of a lapse 妙处 妙處 miào chù ideal place / suitable location / merit / advantage 煞费苦心 煞費苦心 shà fèi kǔ xīn to take a lot of trouble (idiom) / painstaking / at the cost of a lot of effort syn 伙食费 伙食費 huǒ shí fèi food expenses / board expenses / meals (cost) syn 顺水推舟 順水推舟 shùn shuǐ tuī zhōu lit. to push the boat with the current / fig. to take advantage of the situation for one's own benefit syn 耗资 耗資 hào zī to spend / expenditure / to cost 钻空子 鑽空子 zuān kòng zi to take advantage of a loophole / to exploit an advantage / to seize the opportunity (esp. to do sth bad) syn 仗势欺人 仗勢欺人 zhàng shì qī rén to take advantage of one's position to bully people (idiom) / to kick people around syn 造价 造價 zào jià construction cost 应运而生 應運而生 yìng yùn ér shēng to emerge to meet a historic destiny (idiom) / to arise at an opportune time / able to take advantage of an opportunity / to rise to the occasion syn 谋利 謀利 móu lì to make a profit / to gain / to get an advantage syn 烘托 hōng tuō background (of a painting) / backdrop / a foil (to set off something to advantage) / to offset (something to advantage) syn 扳平 bān píng to equalize / to level the score / to pull back the advantage syn 捞一把 撈一把 lāo yī bǎ to profiteer / to gain some underhand advantage 裨益 bì yì benefit / advantage / profit / to be a benefit to syn 运价 運價 yùn jià fare / transport cost 价款 價款 jià kuǎn cost 趁势 趁勢 chèn shì to take advantage of a favorable situation / to seize an opportunity syn 因势利导 因勢利導 yīn shì lì dǎo to take advantage of the new situation (idiom) / to make the best of new opportunities syn 乘人之危 chéng rén zhī wēi to take advantage of sb's precarious position syn 性价比 性價比 xìng jià bǐ cost-performance ratio 低成本 dī chéng běn low cost / inexpensive 要花 yào huā cost; 成本核算 chéng běn hé suàn cost accounting 就着 就著 jiù zhe (eat sth) with (sth else) / taking advantage of / using 不划算 bù huá suàn it isn't worth it / not cost-effective / not profitable / too expensive 一边倒 一邊倒 yī biān dǎo to have the advantage overwhelmingly on one side / to support unconditionally 物流成本 wù liú chéng běn logistic cost 吃豆腐 chī dòu fu to take liberties with (a woman) / to tease with sexual innuendo / to sexually harass / to take advantage of sb 人工费 人工費 rén gōng fèi labor cost 成本会计 成本會計 chéng běn kuài jì cost accounting syn 人工成本 rén gōng chéng běn labour cost 误工费 誤工費 wù gōng fèi cost of lost labor 乘虚 乘虛 chéng xū to take advantage of weakness 费 費 fèi to cost / to spend / fee / wasteful / expenses syn 柄 bǐng handle or shaft (of an axe etc) / (of a flower, leaf or fruit) stem / sth that affords an advantage to an opponent / classifier for knives or blades syn 欺 qī to take unfair advantage of / to deceive / to cheat syn 益 yì benefit / profit / advantage / beneficial / to increase / to add / all the more syn 敲竹杠 敲竹槓 qiāo zhú gàng extortion by taking advantage of sb's weakness syn 乘人不备 乘人不備 chéng rén bù bèi to take advantage of sb in an unguarded moment (idiom) / to take sb by surprise 浑水摸鱼 渾水摸魚 hún shuǐ mō yú to fish in troubled water (idiom) / to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain syn 混水摸鱼 混水摸魚 hún shuǐ mō yú to fish in troubled water (idiom) / to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain / also written 渾水摸魚|浑水摸鱼 syn 见风转舵 見風轉舵 jiàn fēng zhuǎn duò lit. see the wind and set the helm (idiom) / fig. to act pragmatically / to be flexible and take advantage of the situation syn 不无小补 不無小補 bù wú xiǎo bǔ not be without some advantage / be of some help 官报私仇 官報私仇 guān bào sī chóu to take advantage of official post for personal revenge (idiom) syn 应机立断 應機立斷 yìng jī lì duàn to act on an opportunity (idiom) / to take prompt advantage of a situation 见风使帆 見風使帆 jiàn fēng shǐ fān lit. see the wind and set your sails (idiom) / fig. to act pragmatically / to be flexible and take advantage of the situation 见风使舵 見風使舵 jiàn fēng shǐ duò lit. see the wind and set the helm (idiom) / fig. to act pragmatically / to be flexible and take advantage of the situation syn 顺水推船 順水推船 shùn shuǐ tuī chuán lit. to push the boat with the current / fig. to take advantage of the situation for one's own benefit 趁人之危 chèn rén zhī wēi to take advantage of sb's difficulties (idiom) syn 顺水人情 順水人情 shùn shuǐ rén qíng to do sb a favor at little cost 食玉炊桂 shí yù chuī guì food is more precious than jade and firewood more expensive than cassia (idiom) / the cost of living is very high 成本数据格式 cost data format / format for the cost data / cost format 碳中和 carbon neutral / carbon offsetting 碳抵消 tàn dǐ xiāo carbon neutral / carbon offsetting 生活费津贴 生活費津貼 shēng huó fèi jīn tiē cost-of-living allowance / cost-of-living adjustment 生活费调整数 生活費調整數 cost-of-living allowance / cost-of-living adjustment 每日口粮费用 每日口糧費用 daily ration food basket cost / ration cost 廉航 lián háng low-cost carrier / low-cost airline / budget airline (abbr. for 廉價航空|廉价航空[lian2 jia4 hang2 kong1]) 趁乱逃脱 趁亂逃脫 chèn luàn táo tuō to run away in the confusion / to take advantage of the confusion to escape 乘火打劫 chéng huǒ dǎ jié to take advantage of sb's misfortune / to loot 偷鸡不成蚀把米 偷雞不成蝕把米 tōu jī bù chéng shí bǎ mǐ lit. to try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it (idiom) / fig. to try to gain an advantage only to end up worse off / to go for wool and come back shorn 利基 lì jī asset that gives a competitive advantage / a strength / (market) niche 吃亏上当 吃虧上當 chī kuī shàng dàng to be taken advantage of 好康 hǎo kāng (Tw) benefit / advantage (from Taiwanese 好空, Tai-lo pr. [hó-khang]) 实利 實利 shí lì advantage / gain / net profit syn 扒皮 bā pí to flay / to skin / (fig.) to exploit / to take advantage of 捞稻草 撈稻草 lāo dào cǎo (fig.) to clutch at straws (in desperation) / to take advantage of the situation (unscrupulously) 讨便宜 討便宜 tǎo pián yi to look for a bargain / to seek advantage / to try to gain at expense of others syn 顺风车 順風車 shùn fēng chē vehicle that gives one a free ride / (fig.) (ride on sb's) coattails / (take advantage of) an opportunity 