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HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 2

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Definitions

  1. 1. to lift
  2. 2. to cite
  3. 3. to enumerate
  4. 4. to act
  5. 5. to raise
  6. 6. to choose
  7. 7. to elect
  8. 8. act
  9. 9. move
  10. 10. deed

Example Sentences

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Jim 起了手。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 444793)

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Words Containing 举

选举法庭
xuǎn jǔ fǎ tíng

election court

柏举之战
bǎi jǔ zhī zhàn

Battle of Baiju (506 BC), in which Wu 吳|吴[wú] scored a crushing victory over Chu 楚[chǔ]

科举
kē jǔ

imperial examination

不可枚举
bù kě méi jǔ

innumerable (idiom)

举重
jǔ zhòng

to lift weights

举例
jǔ lì

to give an example

手举
shǒu jǔ

a salute

应举
yìng jǔ

to sit for imperial examinations

举足轻重
jǔ zú qīng zhòng

to play a critical role (idiom)

武举
wǔ jǔ

successful military candidate in the imperial provincial examination

举世闻名
jǔ shì wén míng

world-famous (idiom)

科举制
kē jǔ zhì

imperial examination system

明智之举
míng zhì zhī jǔ

sensible act

举国
jǔ guó

the entire country

选举权
xuǎn jǔ quán

suffrage

推举
tuī jǔ

to nominate as a worthy candidate; to recommend

举凡
jǔ fán

such things as ...

举杯
jǔ bēi

to toast sb (with wine etc)

举报者
jǔ bào zhě

informer

共襄善举
gòng xiāng shàn jǔ

to cooperate in a charity project

检举
jiǎn jǔ

to report (an offense to the authorities)

举家
jǔ jiā

the whole family

纲举目张
gāng jǔ mù zhāng

if you lift the headrope the meshes spread open (idiom)

盛举
shèng jǔ

grand event

高举远蹈
gāo jǔ yuǎn dǎo

to leave office for a high and distant place (idiom); to retire and place oneself above the fray

大举
dà jǔ

(do sth) on a large scale

举人
jǔ rén

graduate

间接选举
jiàn jiē xuǎn jǔ

indirect election

遐举
xiá jǔ

to go a long way away

举发
jǔ fā

to expose (e.g., wrongdoing)

伟举
wěi jǔ

great feat

举铁
jǔ tiě

(coll.) to pump iron

举行
jǔ xíng

to hold (a meeting

举世瞩目
jǔ shì zhǔ mù

to receive worldwide attention

举起
jǔ qǐ

to heave

荐举
jiàn jǔ

to propose (for a job)

自举
zì jǔ

bootstrapping

共襄盛举
gòng xiāng shèng jǔ

to cooperate on a great undertaking or joint project

举步维艰
jǔ bù wéi jiān

to make progress only with great difficulty (idiom)

选举团
xuǎn jǔ tuán

Electoral College (of the United States)

选举人团
xuǎn jǔ rén tuán

Electoral College (of the United States)

噶举派
gá jǔ pài

Geju (Tibetan: transmit word of Buddha) sect of Tibetan Buddhist

举手之劳
jǔ shǒu zhī láo

lit. the exertion of lifting one's hand (idiom)

枚举
méi jǔ

to enumerate

一举手一投足
yī jǔ shǒu yī tóu zú

every little move

举用
jǔ yòng

to select the best (for a job)

举步
jǔ bù

(literary) to move forward

举动
jǔ dòng

act

多此一举
duō cǐ yī jǔ

to do more than is required (idiom); superfluous

举隅法
jǔ yú fǎ

synecdoche

善举
shàn jǔ

meritorious deed

掉举
diào jǔ

restlessness (Buddhism)

科举考试
kē jǔ kǎo shì

imperial examinations (in former times)

并举
bìng jǔ

to develop simultaneously

举目无亲
jǔ mù wú qīn

to look up and see no-one familiar (idiom); not having anyone to rely on

立委选举
lì wěi xuǎn jǔ

legislative elections

举措
jǔ cuò

move; act; measure

一举两得
yī jǔ liǎng dé

one move, two gains (idiom); two birds with one stone

抓举
zhuā jǔ

snatch (weightlifting technique)

举证
jǔ zhèng

to offer evidence

举一反三
jǔ yī fǎn sān

to raise one and infer three

高举
gāo jǔ

to lift up

不识抬举
bù shí tái jǔ

fail to appreciate sb's kindness

举世
jǔ shì

throughout the world

百废待举
bǎi fèi dài jǔ

many things waiting to be done (idiom)

有选举权
yǒu xuǎn jǔ quán

constituent

列举
liè jǔ

a list

略举
lüe4 jǔ

some cases picked out as example

举手投足
jǔ shǒu tóu zú

one's every movement (idiom)

挺举
tǐng jǔ

clean and jerk (weightlifting technique)

惊人之举
jīng rén zhī jǔ

to astonish people (with a miraculous feat)

举业
jǔ yè

preparatory literary studies for imperial examination

等额选举
děng é xuǎn jǔ

non-competitive election (i.e. with as many candidates as there are seats)

众擎易举
zhòng qíng yì jǔ

many hands make light work (idiom)

百端待举
bǎi duān dài jǔ

a thousand things remain to be done (idiom)

举棋不定
jǔ qí bù dìng

to hesitate over what move to make (idiom); to waver

举目
jǔ mù

to look

举债
jǔ zhài

to raise a loan

中举
zhòng jǔ

to pass the provincial level imperial examination

举不胜举
jǔ bù shèng jǔ

too numerous to list (idiom); innumerable

举手
jǔ shǒu

to raise a hand

举荐
jǔ jiàn

to recommend

抬举
tái ju

to lift sth up

不胜枚举
bù shèng méi jǔ

too numerous to mention individually or one by one

一举
yī jǔ

a move

揭举
jiē jǔ

to lift up

创举
chuàng jǔ

pioneering work

举火
jǔ huǒ

(literary) to light a fire

差额选举
chā é xuǎn jǔ

competitive election (i.e. with more candidates than seats)

举贤良对策
jǔ xián liáng duì cè

Treatise 134 BC by Han dynasty philosopher Dong Zhongshu 董仲舒

举架
jǔ jià

(dialect) height of a house

总统选举
zǒng tǒng xuǎn jǔ

presidential election

措举
cuò jǔ

move

一举一动
yī jǔ yī dòng

every movement; each and every move

直接选举
zhí jiē xuǎn jǔ

direct election

举例来说
jǔ lì lái shuō

for example

不举
bù jǔ

erectile dysfunction

一举成功
yī jǔ chéng gōng

success at one go

土洋并举
tǔ yáng bìng jǔ

combining native and foreign methods

选举委员会
xuǎn jǔ wěi yuán huì

Election Committee (Hong Kong)

轻而易举
qīng ér yì jǔ

easy

被选举权
bèi xuǎn jǔ quán

the right to be elected

举止
jǔ zhǐ

bearing

举办
jǔ bàn

to conduct

举报
jǔ bào

to report (malefactors to the police)

举世无双
jǔ shì wú shuāng

unrivaled (idiom); world number one

轻举妄动
qīng jǔ wàng dòng

to act blindly without thinking (idiom)

飘举
piāo jǔ

to dance

成败在此一举
chéng bài zài cǐ yī jǔ

win or lose, it all ends here

举国上下
jǔ guó shàng xià

the entire nation

举案齐眉
jǔ àn qí méi

lit. to lift the tray to eyebrow level (idiom); mutual respect in a marriage

多党选举
duō dǎng xuǎn jǔ

multiparty election

壮举
zhuàng jǔ

magnificent feat

包举
bāo jǔ

to summarize

公举
gōng jǔ

public election

选举
xuǎn jǔ

to elect

选举人
xuǎn jǔ rén

voter