■ 她既要上班， 又要管孩子。Tā jì yào shàngbān, yòu yào guǎn háizi. She has to both work and
care for the children. ■ 你既要看到一个人的优点，也要看到一个 人的缺点。Nǐ jì yào kàndào
yí ge rén de yōudiǎn, yěyào kàndào yí ge rén de quēdiǎn. You should see both the merits and
shortcomings of a person. 2 same as 既然 jìrán. Used more in writing.
jìrán 既然 CONJ now that, since, as ■ 他既然已经 决定，你就不必多说了。Tā jìrán yǐjīng juédìng, nǐ
jiù búbì duō shuō le. Now that he’s made up his mind, you needn’t say anything more. 既然你不喜
欢他，为什么还要和他一起出去玩呢？Jìrán nǐ bù xǐhuan tā, wèishénme háiyào hé tā yìqǐ
chūqu wán ne? Since you don’t like him, why do you still go out with him?
jì 绩 TRAD 績 N accomplishment (See chéngjì 成 绩.)
jì 继 TRAD 繼 V continue
jìchéng 继承 [comp: 继 continue + 承 inherit] V inherit, carry on
jìchéngrén 继承人 [modif: 继承 inherit + 人 person] N heir, heiress, successor
jì wǎng kāi lái 继往开来 IDIOM carry forward the cause of the predecessors and forge ahead into the future
jìxù 继续 [comp: 继 continue + 续 keep on] V continue ■ 我们吃午饭吧，下午继续开会。Wǒmen chī
wǔfàn ba, xiàwǔ jìxù kāihuì. Let’s have lunch. The meeting will continue in the afternoon. ■ 这 种
情况不能再继续下去了。Zhè zhǒng qíngkuàng bùnéng zài jìxù xiàqu le. This situation must not
be allowed to go on.
jì 寄 V send by mail, post ■ 请你马上把这些书寄 给王先生。Qǐng nǐ mǎshàng bǎ zhèxiē shū jìgei
Wáng xiāngsheng. Please post these books to Mr Wang immediately.
jìtuō 寄托 V entrust 寄托希望 jìtuō xīwàng place one’s hope on
jì 忌 V avoid, shun 忌酒 jìjiǔ avoid wine, refrain from drinking wines
jìdu 忌妒 same as 嫉妒 jídù
jìhuì 忌讳 N taboo
jiā 加 V add, plus ■ 一加二等于三。Yì jiā èr dēngyú sān. One plus two equals three.
jiābān 加班 [modif: 加 add + 班 shift] V work overtime 加班费 jiābān fèi overtime pay
jiāgōng 加工 [v+obj: 加 add + 工 work] V process (unfinished products) ■ 这个工厂主要做来料加
工。Zhège gōngchǎng zhǔyào zuò láiliào jiāgōng. This factory mainly processes supplied
materials. 来料加工 láiliào jiāgōng processing of supplied materials / 食品加工 shípǐn jiāgōng food
processing
jiājù 加剧 V aggravate, exacerbate
Jiānádà 加拿大 N Canada
jiāqiáng 加强 [comp: 加 add + 强 strong] V strengthen, reinforce ■ 我们要加强研究开发工 作。
Wǒmen yào jiāqiáng yánjiū kāifā gōngzuò. We should strengthen research and development work.
jiāyǐ 加以 I V (used before a verb to indicate what should be done) ■ 这个问题应及时加以解 决。
Zhège wèntí yīng jíshí jiāyǐ jiějué. This problem should be solved promptly. ■ 对违反纪律的学
生必须加以严肃处理。Duì wéifǎn jìlñ de xuésheng bìxū jiāyǐ yánsù chǔlǐ. Students who have
violated disciplines must be dealt with seriously. II CONJ in addition, moreover ■ 他身体很差，加
以工作太辛苦，终于病倒在床上。Tā shēntǐ hěn chà, jiāyǐ gōngzuò tài xīnkǔ, zhōngyú bìngdǎo
zài chuáng shang. He was in poor health; moreover, he worked too hard and was finally bedridden
with illness.
NOTE: 加以 jiāyǐ as a verb smacks of officialese and is chiefly used in writing. The sentence still stands
when 加以 jiāyǐ is omitted, e.g. ■ 这个问题应及时 解决。 Zhège wèntí yīng jíshí jiějué. This problem should be
solved promptly.
jiāyóu 加油 V 1 add fuel, fuel up 2 make extra efforts 加油干 jiāyóugàn double one’s efforts, put more
efforts into work
NOTE: 加油 jiāyóu is the colloquial expression used to cheer on a sportsperson or a sporting team in