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 实际上 實際上 shí jì shàng in fact / in reality / as a matter of fact / in practice syn 习惯 習慣 xí guàn habit / custom / usual practice / to be used to / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 接近 jiē jìn to approach / to get close to syn 练习 練習 liàn xí to practice / exercise / drill / practice / CL:個|个[ge4] 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 实际 實際 shí jì reality / practice / practical / realistic / real / actual syn 做法 zuò fǎ way of handling sth / method for making / work method / recipe / practice / CL:個|个[ge4] 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 作弊 zuò bì to practice fraud / to cheat / to engage in corrupt practices syn 实习 實習 shí xí to practice / field work / to intern / internship 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) 常规 常規 cháng guī code of conduct / conventions / common practice / routine (medical procedure etc) syn 实行 實行 shí xíng to implement / to carry out / to put into practice syn 实践 實踐 shí jiàn practice / to put into practice / to live up to (a promise) / to carry out (a project) syn 惯例 慣例 guàn lì convention / usual practice syn 写字 寫字 xiě zì to write (by hand) / to practice calligraphy 开业 開業 kāi yè to open a business / to open a practice / open (for business) 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 行医 行醫 xíng yī to practice medicine (esp. in private practice) syn 例行公事 lì xíng gōng shì routine business / usual practice / mere formality 走近 zǒu jìn to approach / to draw near to syn 实用 實用 shí yòng to apply in practice / practical / functional / pragmatic / applied (science) syn 信教 xìn jiào religious belief / to practice a faith / to be religious syn 逼近 bī jìn to press on towards / to close in on / to approach / to draw near syn 付诸 付諸 fù zhū to apply to / to put into (practice etc) / to put to (a test, a vote etc) syn 路子 lù zi method / way / approach syn 演练 演練 yǎn liàn to drill / to practice syn 施行 shī xíng to put in place / to put into practice / to take effect syn 生疏 shēng shū unfamiliar / strange / out of practice / not accustomed 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) 始作俑者 shǐ zuò yǒng zhě lit. the first person to make funerary figurines (idiom) / fig. the originator of an evil practice 集训 集訓 jí xùn to train together / to practice as a group 拂晓 拂曉 fú xiǎo daybreak / approach of dawn syn 练习场 練習場 liàn xí chǎng driving range (golf) / practice court / practice ground 从业 從業 cóng yè to practice (a trade) syn 修道 xiū dào to practice Daoism syn 贯彻 貫徹 guàn chè to implement / to put into practice / to carry out syn 苦练 苦練 kǔ liàn to train hard / to practice diligently / hard work / blood, sweat, and tears 操练 操練 cāo liàn drill / practice syn 军警 軍警 jūn jǐng the military and the police / military alert (announcing the approach of the enemy) 作法 zuò fǎ course of action / method of doing sth / practice / modus operandi 凑近 湊近 còu jìn to approach / to lean close to syn 修炼 修煉 xiū liàn (of Taoists) to practice austerities / to practice asceticism 风气 風氣 fēng qì general mood / atmosphere / common practice 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 闭关 閉關 bì guān to close the passes / to seal off the country / seclusion (monastic practice, e.g. of Chan Buddhists) syn 节育 節育 jié yù to practice birth control 习武 習武 xí wǔ to practice martial arts 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 磨砺 磨礪 mó lì to sharpen on grindstone / to improve oneself by practice syn 陋习 陋習 lòu xí corrupt practice / bad habits / malpractice syn 弄虚作假 弄虛作假 nòng xū zuò jiǎ to practice fraud (idiom) / by trickery syn 身体力行 身體力行 shēn tǐ lì xíng to practice what one preaches (idiom) syn 练功 練功 liàn gōng to do tai chi / to practice kung-fu (or other martial art) / to train (for dancing, acrobatics etc) syn 习作 習作 xí zuò (writing, drawing, calligraphy etc) to apply oneself to producing practice pieces / a practice piece / an exercise 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 布施 bù shī Dana (Buddhist practice of giving) syn 苦行 kǔ xíng ascetic practice syn 习气 習氣 xí qì custom / practice (usu. a regrettable one) syn 任人唯亲 任人唯親 rèn rén wéi qīn (idiom) to appoint people by favoritism / to practice cronyism (or nepotism) 积习 積習 jī xí old habit (usually bad) / inbred custom / deep-rooted practice syn 拉练 拉練 lā liàn (military) to undergo field training (camping, bivouacking, route marching, live fire practice etc) / (sports) to get into peak condition by competing overseas 路数 路數 lù shù stratagem / method / approach / (martial arts) movement / social connections / (sb's) background story syn 盘剥 盤剝 pán bō to exploit / to practice usury syn 附耳 fù ěr to approach sb's ear (to whisper) 练字 練字 liàn zì to practice writing characters 女体盛 女體盛 nǚ tǐ chéng nyotaimori or "body sushi", Japanese practice of serving sushi on the body of a naked woman 引桥 引橋 yǐn qiáo bridge approach 故事 gù shì old practice 实务 實務 shí wù practice (customary action, as opposed to theory) / practical 修练 修練 xiū liàn to practice (an activity) / to perform 修习 修習 xiū xí to study / to practice 比划 比劃 bǐ hua to gesture / to gesticulate / to practice the moves of a martial art by imitating the teacher / to fight / to come to blows syn 道行 dào héng skills acquired through religious practice / (fig.) ability / skill / Taiwan pr. [dao4 hang5] 例题 例題 lì tí problem or question solved for illustrative purposes in the classroom / practice question (used in preparation for an exam) / sample question 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 习得 習得 xí dé to learn / to acquire (some skill through practice) / acquisition 临阵 臨陣 lín zhèn just before the battle / to approach the front line 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 英语角 英語角 yīng yǔ jiǎo English corner / spoken English practice group 力行 lì xíng to practice diligently / to act energetically 演武 yǎn wǔ to practice martial arts syn 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 跨部门 跨部門 kuà bù mén cross-practice 趋近 趨近 qū jìn to approach (a numerical value) / to converge to a limit (in calculus) / convergence 蔚然成风 蔚然成風 wèi rán chéng fēng to have become common practice (idiom) / to become a general trend syn 参禅 參禪 cān chán to practice Chan Buddhist meditation / to practice Zen meditation / to sit in meditation 天葬 tiān zàng sky burial (Tibetan funeral practice) 观想 觀想 guān xiǎng to visualize (Buddhist practice) 辟谷 辟穀 pì gǔ to abstain from eating cereals (Taoist practice) / to fast 棒喝 bàng hè practice in which a novice monk is shouted at or hit with a stick with the purpose of bringing about instant awakening (Buddhism) / to rebuke sternly 厉行节约 厲行節約 lì xíng jié yuē to practice strict economy (idiom) syn 