牵就

牽就
qiānjiù
  1. to concede
  2. to give up

CEDICT

委屈求全，勉强配合。

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Entry Composition

1 牵 qiān
  1. to lead along
  2. to pull (an animal on a tether)
  3. (bound form) to involve
  4. to draw in
2 就 jiù
  1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then
  2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after
  3. (same as 就是 jiùshì) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly
  4. only; as little as
  5. as much as; as many as
  6. to approach; to move towards
  7. to undertake; to engage in
  8. (often followed by 着 zhe) taking advantage of
  9. (of food) to go with
  10. with regard to; concerning
  11. (pattern: 就 jiù ... 也 yě ...) even if ... still ...
  12. (pattern: 不 bù ... 就 jiù ...) if not ... then must be ...

Related entries

服输 fúshū
  1. to concede
  2. to admit defeat
  3. to admit sth is wrong after insisting it is right
认输 rènshū
  1. to concede
  2. to admit defeat
让步 ràngbù
  1. to concede
  2. to give in
  3. to yield
  4. a concession
  5. (linguistics) concessive
他让步了.

He gave in.

Source: Tatoeba

承认 chéngrèn
  1. to admit
  2. to concede
  3. to recognize
  4. recognition (diplomatic, artistic etc)
  5. to acknowledge
他承认有罪。

He confessed that he was guilty.

Source: Tatoeba

退让 tuìràng
  1. to move aside
  2. to get out of the way
  3. to back down
  4. to concede
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