Chinese Character Dictionary

尰

zhŏng

swell

就

jiù

at once

就事论事

jiù shì lùn shì

to discuss sth on its own merits

就任

jiù rèn

to take office

就伴

jiù bàn

to act as companion

就便

jiù biàn

at sb's convenience

就地

jiù dì

locally

就地取材

jiù dì qŭ cái

to draw on local resources

就地正法

jiù dì zhèng fă

to execute on the spot (idiom); summary execution

就寝

jiù qĭn

to go to sleep

就寝时间

jiù qĭn shí jiān

bedtime

就擒

jiù qín

to be taken prisoner

就是

jiù shì

(emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated)

就是说

jiù shì shuō

in other words

就晚了

jiù wăn le

then it's too late (colloquial)

就木

jiù mù

to die

就业

jiù yè

looking for employment

就业培训

jiù yè péi xùn

employment training

就业安定费

jiù yè ān dìng fèi

Employment Stability Fee (Taiwan), a minimum monthly fee for employing foreign workers

就业机会

jiù yè jī huì

employment opportunity

就业率

jiù yè lu:4

employment rate

就此

jiù cĭ

and thus

就算

jiù suàn

granted that

就范

jiù fàn

to submit

就绪

jiù xù

to be ready

就义

jiù yì

to be killed for a righteous cause

就职

jiù zhí

to take office

就职典礼

jiù zhí diăn lĭ

inauguration

就职演说

jiù zhí yăn shuō

inaugural speech

就职演讲

jiù zhí yăn jiăng

inaugural lecture

就着

jiù zhe

to be next to (colloquial)

就里

jiù lĭ

inside story

就要

jiù yào

will

就诊

jiù zhĕn

to see a doctor

就读

jiù dú

to go to school

就近

jiù jìn

nearby

就道

jiù dào

to set off

就医

jiù yī

to receive medical treatment

就餐

jiù cān

to dine

尲

gān

variant of 尷|尴[gān]

尶

gān

old variant of 尷|尴[gān]

尴

gān

embarrassed

尴尬

gān gà

awkward

尸

shī

person representing the dead (during burial ceremonies)

尹

Yĭn

surname Yin

尹潽善

Yĭn Pŭ shàn

Yun Poseon (1897-1990), South Korean Democratic party politician, mayor of Seoul from 1948, president 1960-1962

尺

chĕ

one of the characters used to represent a musical note in gongche notation, 工尺譜|工尺谱[gōng chĕ pŭ]

尺子

chĭ zi

rule

尺寸

chĭ cun

size

尺寸过大

chĭ cun guò dà

oversize (baggage, cargo etc)

尺度

chĭ dù

scale

尺有所短，寸有所长

chĭ yŏu suŏ duăn , cùn yŏu suŏ cháng

lit. for some things a foot may be too short, and for the other an inch will suffice (proverb)

尺短寸长

chĭ duăn cùn cháng

abbr. for 尺有所短，寸有所長|尺有所短，寸有所长[chĭ yŏu suŏ duăn , cùn yŏu suŏ cháng]

尺码

chĭ mă

size

尺蠖

chĭ huò

looper caterpillar, larva of moth in family Geometridae

尺蠖蛾

chĭ huò é

moth in family Geometridae

尺规

chĭ guī

ruler and compass (in geometric constructions)

尺规作图

chĭ guī zuò tú

ruler and compass construction (geometry)

尺骨

chĭ gŭ

ulna (anatomy)

尻

kāo

coccyx