迁就

迁就 qiānjiù

To yield to; to adapt to; to accommodate oneself to (sth)^†

迁就 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體遷就 qianjiu

What 迁就 means

To yield to; to adapt to; to accommodate oneself to (sth)^†

† Our own dictionary has no entry for 迁就, so these meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors and based on CEDICT © 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski, and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Character by character

迁就 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

迁

qiān

Move (change)

就

jiù

Then (right away - undertake - exactly)

Words that share a character with 迁就

How to write 迁就

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迁就 in a sentence

他总是迁就别人。

Tā zǒngshì qiānjiù biéren.

He always accommodates others.

一味迁就并不是真正的关心。

Yíwèi qiānjiù bìng bú shì zhēnzhèng de guānxīn.

Endless indulgence is not real care.

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Questions about 迁就

What does 迁就 mean in English?

迁就 is pronounced qiānjiù and means To yield to; to adapt to; to accommodate oneself to (sth) †.

How do you pronounce 迁就?

迁就 is qiānjiù in pinyin — written qianjiu without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 迁就?

迁就 is written with 2 characters: 迁 (qiān) Move (change), 就 (jiù) Then (right away - undertake - exactly). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 迁就 written in traditional Chinese?

遷就. The simplified form 迁就 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 遷就 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced qiānjiù.

Is 迁就 an HSK word?

Yes — 迁就 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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