举债
jǔ zhài
Pinyin

Definition

举债
 - 
jǔ zhài
  1. to raise a loan
  2. to borrow money

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

一举
yī jǔ
  1. 1 a move
  2. 2 an action
  3. 3 in one move
  4. 4 at a stroke
  5. 5 in one go
债
zhài
  1. 1 debt
  2. 2 CL:筆|笔[bǐ]
举
jǔ
  1. 1 to lift
  2. 2 to hold up
  3. 3 to cite
  4. 4 to enumerate
  5. 5 to act
  6. 6 to raise
  7. 7 to choose
  8. 8 to elect
  9. 9 act
  10. 10 move
  11. 11 deed
举手
jǔ shǒu
  1. 1 to raise a hand
  2. 2 to put up one's hand (as signal)
举行
jǔ xíng
  1. 1 to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc)
举办
jǔ bàn
  1. 1 to conduct
  2. 2 to hold
选举
xuǎn jǔ
  1. 1 to elect
  2. 2 election
  3. 3 CL:次[cì],個|个[gè]
一举一动
yī jǔ yī dòng
  1. 1 every movement
  2. 2 each and every move
债主
zhài zhǔ
  1. 1 creditor
债券
zhài quàn
  1. 1 bond
  2. 2 debenture
债务
zhài wù
  1. 1 debt
  2. 2 liability
  3. 3 amount due
  4. 4 indebtedness
债权人
zhài quán rén
  1. 1 creditor
列举
liè jǔ
  1. 1 a list
  2. 2 to list
  3. 3 to enumerate
创举
chuàng jǔ
  1. 1 pioneering work
国债
guó zhài
  1. 1 national debt
  2. 2 government debt
壮举
zhuàng jǔ
  1. 1 magnificent feat
  2. 2 impressive feat
  3. 3 heroic undertaking
  4. 4 heroic attempt
抬举
tái ju
  1. 1 to lift sth up
  2. 2 to elevate sb
  3. 3 to honor sb (with compliments, gifts, promotions etc)
  4. 4 to show great regard
  5. 5 to speak highly
  6. 6 Taiwan pr. [tái jǔ]
欠债
qiàn zhài
  1. 1 to owe a debt
  2. 2 the sum owed
举例
jǔ lì
  1. 1 to give an example
举动
jǔ dòng
  1. 1 act
  2. 2 action
  3. 3 activity
  4. 4 move
  5. 5 movement

Idioms (20)

一举两得
yī jǔ liǎng dé
  1. 1 one move, two gains (idiom); two birds with one stone
不可枚举
bù kě méi jǔ
  1. 1 innumerable (idiom)
以债养债
yǐ zhài yǎng zhài
  1. 1 debt nurtures more debt (idiom)
债台高筑
zhài tái gāo zhù
  1. 1 lit. build a high desk of debt (idiom); heavily in debt
冤有头，债有主
yuān yǒu tóu , zhài yǒu zhǔ
  1. 1 for every grievance someone is responsible, for every debt there is a debtor (idiom)
  2. 2 when settling disputes one should not involve third parties
多此一举
duō cǐ yī jǔ
  1. 1 to do more than is required (idiom); superfluous
  2. 2 gilding the lily
百废待举
bǎi fèi dài jǔ
  1. 1 many things waiting to be done (idiom)
  2. 2 a thousand things to do
百端待举
bǎi duān dài jǔ
  1. 1 a thousand things remain to be done (idiom)
  2. 2 numerous tasks remain to be undertaken
纲举目张
gāng jǔ mù zhāng
  1. 1 if you lift the headrope the meshes spread open (idiom)
  2. 2 take care of the big things and the little things will take care of themselves
  3. 3 (of a piece of writing) well-structured and ordered
举一反三
jǔ yī fǎn sān
  1. 1 to raise one and infer three
  2. 2 to deduce many things from one case (idiom)
举不胜举
jǔ bù shèng jǔ
  1. 1 too numerous to list (idiom); innumerable
举世无双
jǔ shì wú shuāng
  1. 1 unrivaled (idiom); world number one
  2. 2 unique
  3. 3 unequaled
举世闻名
jǔ shì wén míng
  1. 1 world-famous (idiom)
举手之劳
jǔ shǒu zhī láo
  1. 1 lit. the exertion of lifting one's hand (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a very slight effort
举手投足
jǔ shǒu tóu zú
  1. 1 one's every movement (idiom)
  2. 2 comportment
  3. 3 gestures
举案齐眉
jǔ àn qí méi
  1. 1 lit. to lift the tray to eyebrow level (idiom); mutual respect in a marriage
举棋不定
jǔ qí bù dìng
  1. 1 to hesitate over what move to make (idiom); to waver
  2. 2 to shilly-shally
举步维艰
jǔ bù wéi jiān
  1. 1 to make progress only with great difficulty (idiom)
举目无亲
jǔ mù wú qīn
  1. 1 to look up and see no-one familiar (idiom); not having anyone to rely on
  2. 2 without a friend in the world
举足轻重
jǔ zú qīng zhòng
  1. 1 to play a critical role (idiom)
  2. 2 influential

Sample Sentences

说是这样说，难道是人民叫政府去举债乱花钱吗？你叫人民加税，那你有办法给他工作吗？
shuōshìzhèyàngshuō ，nándào shì rénmín jiào zhèngfǔ qù jǔzhài luàn huāqián ma ？nǐ jiào rénmín jiā shuì ，nà nǐ yǒubànfǎ gěi tā gōngzuò ma ？
You can say that, but it wasn't the people that told the government to borrow money and squander it away. If you raise the taxes for people, can you even manage to give them a job?
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