牽就

牵就
qiānjiù
  1. to concede
  2. to give up

CEDICT

委屈求全，勉強配合。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 牽 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 著 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

服輸 fúshū
  1. to concede
  2. to admit defeat
  3. to admit sth is wrong after insisting it is right
認輸 rènshū
  1. to concede
  2. to admit defeat
讓步 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

承認 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

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