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 优势 優勢 yōu shì superiority / dominance / advantage 优点 優點 yōu diǎn merit / benefit / strong point / advantage / CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4] syn 下士 xià shì lowest-ranked noncommissioned officer (e.g. corporal in the army or petty officer, third class in the navy) 士官 shì guān warrant officer / petty officer / noncommissioned officer (NCO) / Japanese military officer 小气 小氣 xiǎo qì stingy / miserly / narrow-minded / petty syn 龌龊 齷齪 wò chuò dirty / filthy / vile / despicable / (literary) narrow-minded / petty syn 小儿科 小兒科 xiǎo ér kē pediatrics / pediatric (department) / sth of little importance / trifle / a child's play / (slang) childish / petty / stingy syn 寄生 jì shēng to live in or on another organism as a parasite / to live by taking advantage of others / parasitism / parasitic 本钱 本錢 běn qián capital / (fig.) asset / advantage / the means (to do sth) syn 小偷小摸 xiǎo tōu xiǎo mō petty theft 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 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 风月 風月 fēng yuè romance / beautiful scenery / small or petty (of talk etc) syn 妙处 妙處 miào chù ideal place / suitable location / merit / advantage 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 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 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 挑毛病 tiāo máo bìng to nitpick / petty criticism / to nag syn 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 小动作 小動作 xiǎo dòng zuò bad habit (e.g. nose-picking) / petty maneuver / dirty trick / gamesmanship syn 就着 就著 jiù zhe (eat sth) with (sth else) / taking advantage of / using 一边倒 一邊倒 yī biān dǎo to have the advantage overwhelmingly on one side / to support unconditionally 芝麻官 zhī ma guān low ranking official / petty bureaucrat syn 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 小官 xiǎo guān petty official / minor functionary 挑刺 tiāo cì to carp / nitpicking / petty criticism 小资产阶级 小資產階級 xiǎo zī chǎn jiē jí petty bourgeois 周转金 週轉金 zhōu zhuǎn jīn revolving fund / working capital / petty cash / turnover 乘虚 乘虛 chéng xū to take advantage of weakness 窝囊气 窩囊氣 wō nang qì pent-up frustration / petty annoyances 琐屑 瑣屑 suǒ xiè trivial matters / petty things 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 小聪明 小聰明 xiǎo cōng ming clever-clever / clever in trivial matters / sharp but petty-minded 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 小心眼 xiǎo xīn yǎn narrow-minded / petty syn 敲竹杠 敲竹槓 qiāo zhú gàng extortion by taking advantage of sb's weakness syn 轻罪 輕罪 qīng zuì petty crime / misdemeanor 小心眼儿 小心眼兒 xiǎo xīn yǎn r small-minded / petty / narrow-minded 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 小家子气 小家子氣 xiǎo jiā zi qì petty / small-minded 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 小里小气 小裡小氣 xiǎo li xiǎo qì stingy / petty 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 打小算盘 打小算盤 dǎ xiǎo suàn pán lit. to count on a narrow abacus (idiom) / petty and scheming selfishly / concerned with petty interests / selfish and uncaring of the interests of others / bean counter syn 卑卑不足道 bēi bēi bù zú dào to be too petty or insignificant to mention / to not be worth mentioning (idiom) 妙手空空 miào shǒu kōng kōng petty thief (lit. quick fingered and vanish) / empty-handed / having nothing 小肚鸡肠 小肚雞腸 xiǎo dù jī cháng lit. small belly, chicken's gut (idiom) / narrow-minded / petty syn 蚁斗蜗争 蟻鬥蝸爭 yǐ dòu wō zhēng lit. the ant fights, the snail contends (idiom) / fig. petty squabbling 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 佌 cǐ petty / wretched 呫 zhān to drink / to sip / to taste / to lick / whisper / petty 孑孑为义 孑孑為義 jié jié wéi yì petty favors 心胸狭窄 心胸狹窄 xīn xiōng xiá zhǎi (idiom) narrow-minded / petty / ungenerous 心胸狭隘 心胸狹隘 xīn xiōng xiá ài narrow / petty-minded 煦仁孑义 煦仁孑義 xù rén jié yì petty kindness 鸡鹜 雞鶩 jī wù petty or mean persons 零用金 líng yòng jīn petty cash 零用基金 líng yòng jī jīn petty cash fund 零用现金凭单 petty cash voucher 定额备用现金 dìng é bèi yòng xiàn jīn petty cash / imprest cash 小商业 小商業 xiǎo shāng yè petty trading 定额备用金账户 定額備用金賬戶 petty cash account / imprest account 海军士官 海軍士官 petty officer 海军军士 海軍軍士 petty officer 海军军士长 海軍軍士長 chief petty officer 小罪 minor offence / petty offence 轻罪犯 輕罪犯 petty offender 耍小聪明 耍小聰明 shuǎ xiǎo cōng ming to get smart / to resort to petty tricks 卑陋 bēi lòu humble / petty / crude 稗官 bài guān (old) petty official charged with reporting back to the ruler on what people in a locality are talking about / novel in the vernacular / fiction writer / novelist 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 