gāo​jiù

to take up a better position

  • created sense approved 高就 · gāo​jiù · to work — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    高就

    gāo​jiù

    to work

    (polite) A respectful way to refer to someone else's employment or place of work.

    高 (literal) → 高 · gāo · [honorific] 就 (literal) → 就 · jiù · to approach

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 高就 · gāo​jiù · to take up a better position — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    高就

    gāo​jiù

    to take up a better position

    To leave one's current job to take up a higher or more prestigious position; to move up in one's career.

    高 (literal) → 高 · gāo · superior 就 (literal) → 就 · jiù · to approach

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense