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 表现 表現 biǎo xiàn to show / to show off / to display / to manifest / expression / manifestation / show / display / performance (at work etc) / behavior syn 表演 biǎo yǎn play / show / performance / exhibition / to perform / to act / to demonstrate / CL:場|场[chang3] syn 舞蹈 wǔ dǎo dance (performance art) / dancing syn 演出 yǎn chū to act (in a play) / to perform / to put on (a performance) / performance / concert / show / CL:場|场[chang3],次[ci4] syn 玩意 wán yì toy / plaything / thing / act / trick (in a performance, stage show, acrobatics etc) 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 演唱 yǎn chàng to sing (for an audience) / vocal performance 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 成绩 成績 chéng jì achievement / performance records / grades / CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4] 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 滑稽 huá jī comical / funny / amusing (old pr. [gu3 ji1]) / huaji, a form of comedy performance popular in Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang 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) 重演 chóng yǎn to recur (of events, esp. adverse ones) / to repeat (a performance) 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 中场 中場 zhōng chǎng middle period of a tripartite provincial exam (in former times) / midfield / mid-court (in sports) / half-time / intermission half-way through a performance 刮目相看 guā mù xiāng kàn to have a whole new level of respect for sb or sth / to sit up and take notice (of sb's improved performance etc) 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 业绩 業績 yè jì achievement / accomplishment / (in more recent usage) performance (of a business, employee etc) / results syn 性能 xìng néng function / performance / behavior syn 排演 pái yǎn to rehearse (a performance) syn 路子 lù zi method / way / approach syn 提神 tí shén to freshen up / to be cautious or vigilant / to watch out / stimulant to enhance mental performance / stay-awake drug / agrypnotic syn 感染力 gǎn rǎn lì infectiousness (of a disease) / appeal / power / impact (of an image, marketing message, performance etc) 首演 shǒu yǎn maiden stage role / first performance / first public showing 细腻 細膩 xì nì (of skin etc) smooth / satiny / delicate / (of a performance, depiction, craftsmanship etc) finely detailed / subtle / exquisite / meticulous syn 公演 gōng yǎn to perform in public / to give a performance 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) 淋漓尽致 淋漓盡致 lín lí jìn zhì lit. extreme saturation (idiom) / fig. vividly and thoroughly / in great detail / without restraint / (of a performance) brilliant syn 拂晓 拂曉 fú xiǎo daybreak / approach of dawn syn 义演 義演 yì yǎn benefit performance / charity show 终场 終場 zhōng chǎng end (of a performance or sports match) / last round of testing in the imperial examinations syn 军警 軍警 jūn jǐng the military and the police / military alert (announcing the approach of the enemy) 挂钩 掛鉤 guà gōu to couple / to link / to hook together / (fig.) (preceded by 與|与[yu3] + {entity}) to establish contact (with {entity}) / (Tw) to collude (with {entity}) / (fig.) to link (marketing efforts with production etc) / to peg (welfare payments to inflation etc) / to tie (remuneration to performance etc) / hook (on which to hang sth) / latch hook / coupling syn 凑近 湊近 còu jìn to approach / to lean close to syn 专场 專場 zhuān chǎng special performance 绩效 績效 jì xiào performance / results / achievement 演播 yǎn bō broadcast performance / televised or podcast lecture 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 舰载 艦載 jiàn zài shipboard (radar system etc) / ship-based / carrier-based (aircraft) 高性能 gāo xìng néng high performance 场次 場次 chǎng cì the number of showings of a movie, play etc / screening / performance 合演 hé yǎn to act together / to put on a joint performance 丑态 醜態 chǒu tài shameful performance / disgraceful situation 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 插科打诨 插科打諢 chā kē dǎ hùn to include impromptu comic material in opera performance (idiom) / to jest / buffoonery syn 柔术 柔術 róu shù jujitsu / contortion (performance art) syn 见笑 見笑 jiàn xiào to mock / to be ridiculed / to incur ridicule through one's poor performance (humble) syn 汇演 匯演 huì yǎn joint performance 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 性价比 性價比 xìng jià bǐ cost-performance ratio 全本 quán běn whole edition / whole performance (of Chinese opera) 文艺演出 文藝演出 wén yì yǎn chū theatrical performance / CL:場|场[chang3] 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 可圈可点 可圈可點 kě quān kě diǎn remarkable (performance, achievement etc) / worthy of praise 书馆 書館 shū guǎn teashop with performance by 評書|评书 story tellers / (attached to name of publishing houses) / (in former times) private school / library (of classic texts) 楼台 樓臺 lóu tái (dialect) balcony / terrace / (literary) high building / tower / (old) stage for theatrical performance syn 助跑 zhù pǎo to run up (pole vault, javelin, bowling etc) / approach / run-up / (aviation) takeoff run 开锣 開鑼 kāi luó to beat the gong to open a performance 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 听书 聽書 tīng shū to listen to a performance of pinghua storytelling 評話|评话[ping2hua4] / to listen to an audiobook 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 票 piào ticket / ballot / banknote / CL:張|张[zhang1] / person held for ransom / amateur performance of Chinese opera / classifier for groups, batches, business transactions syn 薄 bó meager / slight / weak / ungenerous or unkind / frivolous / to despise / to belittle / to look down on / to approach or near syn 试演 試演 shì yǎn audition / dress rehearsal / preview (of a theatrical performance) / dummy run 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 瘟 wēn epidemic / pestilence / plague / (fig.) stupid / dull / (of a performance) lackluster syn 濒 瀕 bīn to approach / to border on / near syn 社戏 社戲 shè xì theatrical performance (e.g. on religious festival) 莅 蒞 lì to attend (an official function) / to be present / to administer / to approach (esp. as administrator) syn 根据 根據 gēn jù according to / based on / basis / foundation / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 卡门 卡門 kǎ mén Carmen (name) / Carmen, 1875 opera by Georges Bizet 比才 based on novel by Prosper Mérimée 梅里美[Mei2 li3 mei3] 法定 fǎ dìng statutory / law-based / legal syn 定律 dìng lǜ scientific law (e.g. law of conservation of energy) / (in human affairs) a generalization based on observation (e.g. "power corrupts") syn 专访 專訪 zhuān fǎng to interview (a particular person or on a particular topic) / special interview / special report based on such an interview 劳埃德 勞埃德 láo āi dé Lloyd (name) / Lloyd's (London-based insurance group) 复古 復古 fù gǔ to return to old ways (a Confucian aspiration) / to turn back the clock / neoclassical school during Tang and Song associated with classical writing 古文 / retro (fashion style based on nostalgia, esp. for 1960s) syn 踏实 踏實 tā shi firmly-based / steady / steadfast / to have peace of mind / free from anxiety / Taiwan pr. [ta4 shi2] syn 冷面 冷麵 lěng miàn naengmyeon (Korean dish based on cold noodles in soup) 水性 shuǐ xìng swimming ability / characteristics of a body of water (depth, currents etc) / aqueous / water-based (paint etc) 陆上 陸上 lù shàng land-based / on land syn 本着 本著 běn zhe based on... / in conformance with.. / taking as one's main principle syn 