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 多 duō many / much / more / a lot of / too many / in excess / (after a numeral) ... odd / how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. [duo2]) / (bound form) multi- / poly- 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 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) 音响 音響 yīn xiǎng sound / acoustics / audio / hi-fi system / stereo sound system (abbr. for 組合音響|组合音响[zu3he2 yin1xiang3]) syn 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 多种 多種 duō zhǒng many kinds of / multiple / diverse / multi- syn 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 多重 duō chóng multi- (faceted, cultural, ethnic etc) syn 路子 lù zi method / way / approach 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) 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 传销 傳銷 chuán xiāo multi-level marketing 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 迫近 pò jìn to approach / to press in 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 多元 duō yuán poly- / multi- / multielement / multivariant / multivariate (math.) syn 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 多个 多個 duō ge many / multiple / multi- (faceted, ethnic etc) 小灵通 小靈通 xiǎo líng tōng Personal Handy-phone System (PHS), mobile network system operating in China 1998-2013, branded "Little Smart" 管理信息系统 管理信息系統 guǎn lǐ xìn xī xì tǒng management information system / MI system 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 学分制 學分制 xué fēn zhì credit system / grading system (in schools, universities etc) 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 方文山 fāng wén shān Vincent Fang (1969-), Taiwanese multi-Golden Melody Award lyricist 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 多用户系统 多用戶系統 multi-user system 趋近 趨近 qū jìn to approach (a numerical value) / to converge to a limit (in calculus) / convergence 组合音响 組合音響 zǔ hé yīn xiǎng hi-fi system / stereo sound system / abbr. to 音響|音响[yin1 xiang3] syn 官制 guān zhì the civil service system / the bureaucratic system 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 甲 jiǎ first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] / (used for an unspecified person or thing) / first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc) / letter "A" or roman "I" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / armor plating / shell or carapace / (of the fingers or toes) nail / bladed leather or metal armor (old) / ranking system used in the Imperial examinations (old) / civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲[bao3 jia3] system (old) / ancient Chinese compass point: 75° 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 分封制 fēn fēng zhì the feudal system / system of enfeoffment 莅 蒞 lì to attend (an official function) / to be present / to administer / to approach (esp. as administrator) syn 进 進 jìn to go forward / to advance / to go in / to enter / to put in / to submit / to take in / to admit / (math.) base of a number system / classifier for sections in a building or residential compound syn 系统 系統 xì tǒng system / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 十 shí ten / 10 / numeral 10 in the Suzhou numeral system 蘇州碼子|苏州码子[Su1zhou1 ma3zi5] syn 反 fǎn contrary / in reverse / inside out or upside down / to reverse / to return / to oppose / opposite / against / anti- / to rebel / to use analogy / instead / abbr. for 反切[fan3 qie4] phonetic system syn 切 qiè definitely / absolutely (not) / (scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right. / Tut! / to grind / (bound form) close to / (bound form) eager / to correspond to / (used to indicate that the fanqie 反切[fan3 qie4] system should be applied to the previous two characters) syn 体 體 tǐ body / form / style / system / substance / to experience / aspect (linguistics) syn 装置 裝置 zhuāng zhì to install / installation / equipment / system / unit / device syn 保 bǎo to defend / to protect / to keep / to guarantee / to ensure / (old) civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲[bao3jia3] system syn 公 gōng public / collectively owned / common / international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) / make public / fair / just / Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] / honorable (gentlemen) / father-in-law / male (animal) syn 锁定 鎖定 suǒ dìng to lock (a door) / to close with a latch / to lock into place / a lock / a latch / to lock a computer file (to prevent it being overwritten) / to lock (denying access to a computer system or device or files, e.g. by password-protection) / to focus attention on / to target 窗口 chuāng kǒu window / opening providing restricted access (e.g. customer service window) / computer operating system window / fig. medium / intermediary / showpiece / testing ground 制度 zhì dù system (e.g. political, adminstrative etc) / institution / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 体系 體系 tǐ xì system / setup / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 盎司 àng sī ounce (British imperial system) (loanword) syn 失灵 失靈 shī líng out of order (of machine) / not working properly / a failing (of a system) syn 智能 zhì néng intelligent / able / smart (phone, system, bomb etc) 太阳系 太陽系 tài yáng xì solar system 价值观 價值觀 jià zhí guān system of values syn 体制 體制 tǐ zhì system / organization syn 肠胃 腸胃 cháng wèi stomach and intestine / digestive system syn 改良 gǎi liáng to improve (sth) / to reform (a system) syn 斯蒂文 sī dì wén Steven (name) / Simon Stevin (1548-1620), Flemish engineer and mathematician, played a key role in introducing the decimal system to Europe 神经系统 神經系統 shén jīng xì tǒng nervous system 轻轨 輕軌 qīng guǐ light rail / transit system (underground, at street level or elevated) / streetcar / metro (abbr. for 輕型軌道交通|轻型轨道交通[qing1xing2 gui3dao4 jiao1tong1]) 普拉提 pǔ lā tí Pilates (physical fitness system) 操作系统 操作系統 cāo zuò xì tǒng operating system 人性化 rén xìng huà (of a system or product etc) adapted to human needs / people-oriented / user-friendly 仿生 fǎng shēng to design an artificial system, taking inspiration from a living organism / bionic / biomimetic 二进制 二進制 èr jìn zhì binary system (math.) 循环系统 循環系統 xún huán xì tǒng circulatory system 人大 rén dà people's congress, a legislative body within the PRC's system of government at any of various levels – national, provincial, municipal, county or township (abbr. for 人民代表大會|人民代表大会[ren2min2 dai4biao3 da4hui4]) 消化系统 消化系統 xiāo huà xì tǒng digestive system / gastrointestinal tract 政体 政體 zhèng tǐ form of government / system of government 搭载 搭載 dā zài (of a vehicle) to carry (a passenger or payload) / (of a device or system) to be equipped with (a piece of hardware or software) 呼吸系统 呼吸系統 hū xī xì tǒng respiratory system 封建 fēng jiàn system of enfeoffment / feudalism / feudal / feudalistic syn 状元 狀元 zhuàng yuán top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system) / see 榜眼[bang3 yan3] and 探花[tan4 hua1] / top scorer in college entrance examination 高考[gao1 kao3] / (fig.) the most brilliantly talented person in the field / leading light syn 舰载 艦載 jiàn zài shipboard (radar system etc) / ship-based / carrier-based (aircraft) 学名 學名 xué míng scientific name / Latin name (of plant or animal) / (according to an old system of nomenclature) on entering school life, a formal personal name given to new students 公制 gōng zhì metric system syn 气功 氣功 qì gōng qigong, a traditional Chinese system of cultivating vital energy 氣|气[qi4] through coordinated breathing, movement and meditation 交感神经 交感神經 jiāo gǎn shén jīng sympathetic nervous system 道教 dào jiào Taoism / Daoism (Chinese system of beliefs) 