Chinese word dictionary

将就

jiāngjiu · to accept (a bit reluctantly); to put up with

Practice word

Word information

Simplified将就

Traditional將就

Pinyinjiāngjiu

Part of speech动

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

将jiāng

the future, what will be; ready, prepared; a general

就jiù

just, simply; to go to; to approach, near

How to learn 将就

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

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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 ...

将jiāng

will; shall; to use; to take; to checkmate; just a short while ago; (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把[ba3])

将来jiānglái

in the future; future; the future; CL:個|个[ge4]

将要jiāngyào

will; shall; to be going to

就是jiùshì

exactly; precisely; only; simply; just; (used correlatively with 也[ye3]) even; even if

成就chéngjiù

accomplishment; success; achievement; CL:個|个[ge4]; to achieve (a result); to create; to bring about