举 (舉)
jǔ
Pinyin

Definition

举 (舉)
 - 
jǔ
  1. to lift
  2. to hold up
  3. to cite
  4. to enumerate
  5. to act
  6. to raise
  7. to choose
  8. to elect
  9. act
  10. move
  11. deed

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
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

Idioms (19)

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
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

Sample Sentences

一是，英国此前与欧盟达成的“脱欧”协议已3次遭英国议会下院投票否决。二是，欧洲议会选举投票23日在英国举行。多个民调显示，保守党支持率大幅落后于新成立的“脱欧党”。
yī shì ，Yīngguó cǐqián yǔ Ōuméng dáchéng de “tuōŌu ”xiéyì yǐ cì zāo Yīngguó yìhuì xiàyuàn tóupiào fǒujué 。èr shì ，ŌuzhōuYìhuì xuǎnjǔ tóupiào rì zài Yīngguó jǔxíng 。duōge míndiào xiǎnshì ，bǎoshǒudǎng zhīchílǜ dàfú luòhòu yú Xīn chénglì de “tuōŌu dǎng ”。
Firstly "Brexit" agreement reached by the United Kingdom with the European Union has been voted against by the lower house of the British Parliament three times. Secondly the European Parliament election will be held in the United Kingdom on the 23rd. A number of polls show that the Conservative Party’s support rate has lagged by a big margin behind the newly established “Brexit Party”.
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请各位跟我一起举杯。
qǐng gèwèi gēn wǒ yīqǐ jǔbēi 。
Let us raise our glasses.
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西南地区相当于咱们公司进军全国的敲门砖呀，这确实是关键举措。
xīnán dìqū xiāngdāngyú zánmen gōngsī jìnjūn quánguó de qiāoménzhuān ya ，zhè quèshí shì guānjiàn jǔcuò 。
The southwest region is equivalent to a stepping stone for our company to enter the entire market. This is indeed a key measure.
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惊人的举动
jīngrén de jǔdòng
shocking behavior
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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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伦敦塔桥在本周末举办走秀表演、历史图片展等庆祝活动。
Lúndūn tǎqiáo zài běn zhōumò jǔbàn zǒuxiù biǎoyǎn 、lìshǐ túpiàn zhǎn děng qìngzhù huódòng 。
Over the weekend celebrations such as catwalk shows and historical photo exhibitions were held at the Tower Bridge.
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当地时间八月十八日，冰岛举行追悼会，纪念国内因气候变暖消失的第一座冰川。
dāngdì shíjiān bā yuè shíbā rì ，Bīngdǎo jǔxíng zhuīdàohuì ，jìniàn guónèi yīn qìhòu biànnuǎn xiāoshī de dì yī zuò bīngchuān 。
On August 18th, local time, Iceland held a memorial service to commemorate the first glacier melting in the country due to climate change.
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第四：哈利王子与梅根玛克尔在五月十九日举办了世纪婚礼。
dìsì ：Hālì wángzǐ yǔ méigēnmǎkèěr zài Wǔyuè shíjiǔrì jǔbàn le shìjì hūnlǐ 。
4. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle had the wedding of the century on May 19.
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第五：美国中期选举结果出来了，民主党获得众议院控制权，共和党保住了参议院。
dìwǔ ：Měiguó zhōngqī xuǎnjǔ jiéguǒ chūlái le ，Mínzhǔdǎng huòdé Zhòngyìyuàn kòngzhìquán ，Gònghédǎng bǎozhù le cānyìyuàn 。
5. The U.S. midterm election results are out: Democrats took control of the House of Representatives, and the republicans kept the majority of the senate.
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