荐举
jiàn jǔ
Pinyin

Definition

荐举
 - 
jiàn jǔ
  1. to propose (for a job)
  2. to nominate
  3. to recommend

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
推荐
tuī jiàn
  1. 1 to recommend
  2. 2 recommendation
一举一动
yī jǔ yī dòng
  1. 1 every movement
  2. 2 each and every move
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
举动
jǔ dòng
  1. 1 act
  2. 2 action
  3. 3 activity
  4. 4 move
  5. 5 movement
举报
jǔ bào
  1. 1 to report (malefactors to the police)
  2. 2 to denounce
举手
jǔ shǒu
  1. 1 to raise a hand
  2. 2 to put up one's hand (as signal)
举手投足
jǔ shǒu tóu zú
  1. 1 one's every movement (idiom)
  2. 2 comportment
  3. 3 gestures
举止
jǔ zhǐ
  1. 1 bearing
  2. 2 manner
  3. 3 mien
举行
jǔ xíng
  1. 1 to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc)
举起
jǔ qǐ
  1. 1 to heave
  2. 2 to lift
  3. 3 to raise up
  4. 4 to uphold
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]
一举两得
yī jǔ liǎng dé
  1. 1 one move, two gains (idiom); two birds with one stone
一举手一投足
yī jǔ shǒu yī tóu zú
  1. 1 every little move
  2. 2 every single movement
不胜枚举
bù shèng méi jǔ
  1. 1 too numerous to mention individually or one by one
不识抬举
bù shí tái jǔ
  1. 1 fail to appreciate sb's kindness
  2. 2 not know how to appreciate favors
并举
bìng jǔ
  1. 1 to develop simultaneously
  2. 2 to undertake concurrently
中举
zhòng jǔ
  1. 1 to pass the provincial level imperial examination
共襄盛举
gòng xiāng shèng jǔ
  1. 1 to cooperate on a great undertaking or joint project

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)
多此一举
duō cǐ yī jǔ
  1. 1 to do more than is required (idiom); superfluous
  2. 2 gilding the lily
毛遂自荐
Máo Suì zì jiàn
  1. 1 Mao Sui recommends himself (idiom); to offer one's services (in the style of Mao Sui offering his services to king of Chu 楚 of the Warring states)
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
祁奚之荐
Qí Xī zhī jiàn
  1. 1 Qi Xi's recommendation (idiom); recommending the best person for the job independent of factional loyalty
章甫荐履
zhāng fǔ jiàn lu:3
  1. 1 court crown beneath straw shoe (idiom); everything turned upside down
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

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