举手 (舉手)
jǔ shǒu
Pinyin

Definition

举手 (舉手)
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jǔ shǒu
  1. to raise a hand
  2. to put up one's hand (as signal)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

分手
fēn shǒu
  1. 1 to part company
  2. 2 to split up
  3. 3 to break up
射手座
Shè shǒu zuò
  1. 1 Sagittarius (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
  2. 2 popular variant of 人馬座|人马座[Rén mǎ zuò]
手
shǒu
  1. 1 hand
  2. 2 (formal) to hold
  3. 3 person engaged in certain types of work
  4. 4 person skilled in certain types of work
  5. 5 personal(ly)
  6. 6 convenient
  7. 7 classifier for skill
  8. 8 classifier: 双 shuāng
  9. 9 classifier: 只 zhī
手机
shǒu jī
  1. 1 cell phone
  2. 2 mobile phone
  3. 3 classifier: 部 bù
  4. 4 classifier: 支 zhī
一手
yī shǒu
  1. 1 a skill
  2. 2 mastery of a trade
  3. 3 by oneself
  4. 4 without outside help

Idioms (20)

一手交钱，一手交货
yī shǒu jiāo qián , yī shǒu jiāo huò
  1. 1 lit. one hand exchanges the cash, the other the goods (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to pay for what you want in cash
  3. 3 simple and direct transaction
七手八脚
qī shǒu bā jiǎo
  1. 1 (idiom) with everyone lending a hand (eagerly but somewhat chaotically)
上下其手
shàng xià qí shǒu
  1. 1 to raise and lower one's hand (idiom); to signal as conspiratorial hint
  2. 2 fig. conspiring to defraud
不怕神一样的对手，就怕猪一样的队友
bù pà shén yī yàng de duì shǒu , jiù pà zhū yī yàng de duì yǒu
  1. 1 a boneheaded teammate can do you more harm than the most formidable opponent (idiom)
人有失手，马有失蹄
rén yǒu shī shǒu , mǎ yǒu shī tí
  1. 1 lit. just as humans make mistakes, so can a horse stumble (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. everyone makes mistakes
  3. 3 even the best fall down sometimes

Sample Sentences

九十后上海市民小陈说，这样既方便又「心里有数」的上门回收，让她觉得环保是「举手之劳」，「旧物回收又环保还能折价，何乐不为」
jiǔshíhòu Shànghǎi shìmín xiǎochén shuō ，zhèyàng jì fāngbiàn yòu 「xīnlǐyǒushù 」de shàngmén huíshōu ，ràng tā juéde huánbǎo shì 「jǔshǒuzhīláo 」，「jiùwù huíshōu yòu huánbǎo hái néng zhéjià ，hélèbùwéi 」
According to a post-1990 resident in Shanghai, this home pickup recycling initiative is simple, convenient and you know what to expect from the service. It is both environmentally friendly and saves money - so why not?
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每个人都要为环保尽一份心力，资源回收只是举手之劳，一点也不麻烦。
měi ge rén dōu yào wèi huánbǎo jìn yī fèn xīnlì ，zīyuán huíshōu zhǐshì jǔshǒu zhī láo ，yīdiǎn yě bù máfan 。
Everyone needs to do their bit to save the environment and recycling resources takes no more effort than lifting an arm, it's not a hassle at all.
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以前我读书的时候，大家都不喜欢举手问问题，因为他们觉得问问题的人是在出风头。
yǐqián wǒ dúshū de shíhou ，dàjiā dōu bù xǐhuan jǔshǒu wèn wèntí ，yīnwèi tāmen juéde wèn wèntí de rén shì zài chūfēngtou 。
When I was a student, people didn't like to raise their hands to ask questions during the class because they would think the person asking questions is showing off.
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我本来学习非常不好，但是我爸妈常告诉我“笨鸟先飞早入林”。所以我上课的时候就像只出头鸟一样，一直举手回答问题。
wǒ běnlái xuéxí fēicháng bùhǎo ，dànshì wǒ bàmā cháng gàosu wǒ “bènniǎoxiānfēizǎorùlín ”。suǒyǐ wǒ shàngkè de shíhou jiù xiàng zhī chūtóuniǎo yīyàng ，yīzhí jǔshǒu huídá wèntí 。
I didn’t do so well in my studies. But my parents always told me that I could achieve success if I work harder. So I was like a bird sticking its head out when I was in class. I kept raising my hand answering the teacher's questions.
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举手
jǔshǒu
to raise one's hand
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老师先问你们一个问题。会游泳的举手！
lǎoshī xiān wèn nǐmen yī gè wèntí 。huì yóuyǒng de jǔshǒu ！
I've got a question to ask you. Whoever can swim, raise your hand!
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同学们，今天的思想政治课呢，哎，你们怎么都举手了？
tóngxuémen ，jīntiān de sīxiǎngzhèngzhìkè ne ，ái ，nǐmen zěnme dōu jǔshǒu le ？
Students, for our political ideology class today – hey, why do you all have your hands up?
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好，现在投票，大家觉得让谁出局，请依次举手。
hǎo ，xiànzài tóupiào ，dàjiā juéde ràng shéi chūjú ，qǐng yīcì jǔshǒu 。
Okay, now it's time for the vote. Who does everyone think should be out? Please raise your hands in order.
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