举重
jǔ zhòng
Pinyin

Definition

举重
 - 
jǔ zhòng
  1. to lift weights
  2. weight-lifting (sports)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

严重
yán zhòng
  1. 1 grave
  2. 2 serious
  3. 3 severe
  4. 4 critical
重
chóng
  1. 1 to repeat
  2. 2 repetition
  3. 3 again
  4. 4 re-
  5. 5 classifier: layer
重新
chóng xīn
  1. 1 again
  2. 2 once more
  3. 3 re-
重要
zhòng yào
  1. 1 important
  2. 2 significant
  3. 3 major
保重
bǎo zhòng
  1. 1 to take care of oneself
加重
jiā zhòng
  1. 1 to make heavier
  2. 2 to emphasize
  3. 3 (of an illness etc) to become more serious
  4. 4 to aggravate (a bad situation)
  5. 5 to increase (a burden, punishment etc)
厚重
hòu zhòng
  1. 1 thick
  2. 2 heavy
  3. 3 thickset (body)
  4. 4 massive
  5. 5 generous
  6. 6 extravagant
  7. 7 profound
  8. 8 dignified
多重
duō chóng
  1. 1 multi- (faceted, cultural, ethnic etc)
尊重
zūn zhòng
  1. 1 to esteem
  2. 2 to respect
  3. 3 to honor
  4. 4 to value
  5. 5 eminent
  6. 6 serious
  7. 7 proper
慎重
shèn zhòng
  1. 1 cautious
  2. 2 careful
  3. 3 prudent
沉重
chén zhòng
  1. 1 heavy
  2. 2 hard
  3. 3 serious
  4. 4 critical
注重
zhù zhòng
  1. 1 to pay attention to
  2. 2 to emphasize
珍重
zhēn zhòng
  1. 1 precious
  2. 2 extremely valuable
  3. 3 (honorific) Please take good care of yourself!
看重
kàn zhòng
  1. 1 to regard as important
  2. 2 to care about
稳重
wěn zhòng
  1. 1 steady
  2. 2 earnest
  3. 3 staid
自重
zì zhòng
  1. 1 to conduct oneself with dignity
  2. 2 to be dignified
  3. 3 deadweight
贵重
guì zhòng
  1. 1 precious
超重
chāo zhòng
  1. 1 overweight (baggage, freight)
郑重
zhèng zhòng
  1. 1 serious
  2. 2 solemn
重来
chóng lái
  1. 1 to start over
  2. 2 to do sth all over again

Idioms (20)

一言为重
yī yán wéi zhòng
  1. 1 each word carries weight
  2. 2 a promise must be kept (idiom)
不知轻重
bù zhī qīng zhòng
  1. 1 lit. not knowing what's important (idiom); no appreciation of the gravity of things
  2. 2 naive
  3. 3 doesn't know who's who
  4. 4 no sense of priorities
功高望重
gōng gāo wàng zhòng
  1. 1 high merit and worthy prospects (idiom)
千里送鹅毛，礼轻人意重
qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng
  1. 1 goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
千里送鹅毛，礼轻情意重
qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng qíng yì zhòng
  1. 1 goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom); It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it.
卷土重来
juǎn tǔ chóng lái
  1. 1 lit. to return in a swirl of dust (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to regroup and come back even stronger
  3. 3 to make a comeback
名重识暗
míng zhòng shí àn
  1. 1 of great reputation but shallow in knowledge (idiom)
问鼎轻重
wèn dǐng qīng zhòng
  1. 1 lit. to inquire whether the tripods are light or heavy (idiom); a laughable attempt to seize power
如释重负
rú shì zhòng fù
  1. 1 as if relieved from a burden (idiom)
  2. 2 to have a weight off one's mind
山峦重叠
shān luán chóng dié
  1. 1 overlapping ranges of high mountains (idiom)
忍辱负重
rěn rǔ fù zhòng
  1. 1 to endure humiliation as part of an important mission (idiom); to suffer in silence
慎重其事
shèn zhòng qí shì
  1. 1 to treat a matter with due consideration (idiom)
故地重游
gù dì chóng yóu
  1. 1 to revisit old haunts (idiom); down memory lane
浴火重生
yù huǒ chóng shēng
  1. 1 to rise from the ashes (idiom)
  2. 2 to start again
浓墨重彩
nóng mò zhòng cǎi
  1. 1 thick and heavy in colors
  2. 2 to describe sth in colorful language with attention to detail (idiom)
疏财重义
shū cái zhòng yì
  1. 1 distributing money, supporting virtue (idiom); fig. to give generously in a public cause
破镜重圆
pò jìng chóng yuán
  1. 1 a shattered mirror put back together (idiom)
  2. 2 (of marriage) to pick up the pieces and start anew
  3. 3 for a separated couple to reconcile and reunite
礼轻人意重
lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng
  1. 1 slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
礼轻人意重，千里送鹅毛
lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng , qiān lǐ sòng é máo
  1. 1 goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
礼轻情意重
lǐ qīng qíng yì zhòng
  1. 1 goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom); It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it.

Sample Sentences

举重
jǔzhòng
to lift weights
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是啊，我几乎每天都来。夏天常来游泳，现在主要来做力量和耐力运动，像举重和跑步什么的。你好像刚开始健身吧？
shì ā ，wǒ jīhū měitiān dōu lái 。xiàtiān cháng lái yóuyǒng ，xiànzài zhǔyào lái zuò lìliang hé nàilì yùndòng ，xiàng jǔzhòng hé pǎobù shénme de 。nǐ hǎoxiàng gāng kāishǐ jiànshēn ba ？
Yeah, I come here almost every day. In the summer I often come here to swim. Now I mainly do strength and endurance exercises like weightlifting and jogging, etc. It seems like you’ve just started working out, is that right?
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