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高就

gāo jiù

2-character word

What 高就 means

1. to take up a prestigious position
2. (courteous) to work (as in {您在哪高就|nín zài nǎ gāo jiù} "where are you working?")

The characters in 高就

• 高gāohigh; tall; above average
• 就jiù(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then; (after a clause of action) as soon as…

Words containing 高就

• 另谋高就lìng móu gāo jiùto get a better job somewhere else (idiom); to seek alternative employment

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