jú 局 N office
júbù 局部 ADJ part (not whole), local ■ 今天本市 局部停电。Jīntiān běnshì júbù tíngdiàn. Today parts
of this city will not have power supply.
júmiàn 局面 N situation, phase 打开局面 dǎkāi júmiàn usher in a new phase, make a breakthrough
júshì 局势 N situation
júxiàn 局限 N limit
júzhǎng 局长 [modif: 局 bureau + 长 chief] N di- rector/chief of a bureau ■ 一个部下面有几个局， 所
以一位部长下面有几位局长。Yí ge bù xiàmiàn yǒu jǐ ge jú, suǒyǐ yí wèi bùzhǎng xiàmian yǒu jǐ
wèi júzhǎng. As there are several bureaus under a ministry, there are several bureau chiefs under a
minister.
jú 橘 N tangerine
júzi 橘子 [suffix: 橘 tangerine + 子 nominal suffix] N tangerine (只 zhī) ■ 苹果、香蕉、橘子，我 都
爱吃。Píngguǒ, xiāngjiāo, júzi, wǒ dōu ài chī. I like apples, bananas and tangerines.
NOTE: 橘子 júzi can also be written 桔子 júzi.jū 鞠 V as in 鞠躬 jūgōng
jūgōng 鞠躬 V bow, take a bow
jǔ 举 TRAD 舉 V hold high, raise, lift ■ 谁同意，请举 手！Shuí tóngyì, qǐng jǔ shǒu! Those in favor [of
the motion], please raise your hands. ■ 举头望 明月，低头思故乡 (李白) Jǔ tóu wàng míng
yuè, dī tóu sī gùxiāng (Lí Bái) I raise my head to gaze at the bright moon and hang my head
yearning for my hometown (Li Bai) (lines from a poem by Li Bai)
jǔbàn 举办 V host (an event, a conference, etc.)
jǔdòng 举动 N (body) movement, act 一举一动 yì jǔ yí dòng every movement (of a person)
jǔshì wénmíng 举世闻名 ADJ famous all over the world
jǔshì zhǔmù 举世瞩目 ADJ attracting worldwide attention
jǔxíng 举行 V hold (a meeting, a ceremony) ■ 下 个月将举行国际会议，讨论这个问题。Xiàge yuè
jiāng jǔxíng guójì huìyì, tǎolùn zhège wèntí. An international conference will be held next month
to discuss this issue.
jǔ zú qīng zhòng 举足轻重 IDIOM hold the balance, be decisive to the whole situation
jǔjué 咀嚼 V chew, masticate
jǔ 沮 as in 沮丧 jǔsàng
jǔsàng 沮丧 ADJ dejected, depressed
jù 巨 ADJ gigantic
jùdà 巨大 [comp: 巨 gigantic + 大 big] ADJ huge, gigantic, tremendous ■ 我们国家的经济发展取 得了
巨大的成绩。Wǒmen guójiā de jīngjì fāzhǎn qǔdéle jùdà de chéngjì. Our country has made
tremendous achievements in economic development.
jù 句 MEASURE WORD (for sentences) 一句话 yí jù huà one sentence / 这句话 zhè jù huà this sentence
jùzi 句子 [suffix: 句 sentence + 子 nominal suffix] N sentence (句 jù, 个 gè) ■ 张老师，这句句子什么
意思？我看不懂。Zhāng lǎoshī, zhè jù jùzi shénme yìsi? Wǒ kàn bu dǒng. Teacher Zhang, what
is the meaning of this sentence? I don’t understand it. ■ 这句句子语法不对。Zhè jù jùzi yǔfǎ bú
duì. The grammar of this sentence is wrong.
jù 拒 V resist
jùjué 拒绝 V refuse, reject ■ 她拒绝了他的邀 请。Tā jùjuéle tā de yāoqǐng. She turned down his
invitation. ■ 他拒绝承认错误。Tā jùjué chéngrèn cuòwù. He refused to admit to any
wrongdoing.
jù 具 V own, possess
jùbèi 具备 V possess, be provided with ■ 这个小 城市不具备建立大学的条件。Zhège xiǎo chéngshì
bú jùbèi jiànlì dàxué de tiáojiàn. This small city does not possess the conditions necessary for
establishing a university.
jùtǐ 具体 ADV specific, concrete ■ 你说他这个人不 好，能不能说得具体些？Nǐ shuō tā zhège rén bù