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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。
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Words Containing 举

一举
yī jǔ

a move

一举一动
yī jǔ yī dòng

every movement; each and every move

一举两得
yī jǔ liǎng dé

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

列举
liè jǔ

a list

举一反三
jǔ yī fǎn sān

to raise one and infer three

举世无双
jǔ shì wú shuāng

unrivaled (idiom); world number one

举世瞩目
jǔ shì zhǔ mù

to receive worldwide attention

举世闻名
jǔ shì wén míng

world-famous (idiom)

举例
jǔ lì

to give an example

举动
jǔ dòng

act

举报
jǔ bào

to report (malefactors to the police)

举手
jǔ shǒu

to raise a hand

举措
jǔ cuò

move; act; measure

举止
jǔ zhǐ

bearing

举足轻重
jǔ zú qīng zhòng

to play a critical role (idiom)

举办
jǔ bàn

to conduct

举重
jǔ zhòng

to lift weights

轻而易举
qīng ér yì jǔ

easy

选举
xuǎn jǔ

to elect

一举成功
yī jǔ chéng gōng

success at one go

一举手一投足
yī jǔ shǒu yī tóu zú

every little move

不胜枚举
bù shèng méi jǔ

too numerous to mention individually or one by one

不可枚举
bù kě méi jǔ

innumerable (idiom)

不举
bù jǔ

erectile dysfunction

不识抬举
bù shí tái jǔ

fail to appreciate sb's kindness

并举
bìng jǔ

to develop simultaneously

中举
zhòng jǔ

to pass the provincial level imperial examination

伟举
wěi jǔ

great feat

公举
gōng jǔ

public election

共襄善举
gòng xiāng shàn jǔ

to cooperate in a charity project

共襄盛举
gòng xiāng shèng jǔ

to cooperate on a great undertaking or joint project

创举
chuàng jǔ

pioneering work

包举
bāo jǔ

to summarize

善举
shàn jǔ

meritorious deed

噶举派
gá jǔ pài

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

土洋并举
tǔ yáng bìng jǔ

combining native and foreign methods

壮举
zhuàng jǔ

magnificent feat

多此一举
duō cǐ yī jǔ

to do more than is required (idiom); superfluous

多党选举
duō dǎng xuǎn jǔ

multiparty election

大举
dà jǔ

(do sth) on a large scale

差额选举
chā é xuǎn jǔ

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

应举
yìng jǔ

to sit for imperial examinations

成败在此一举
chéng bài zài cǐ yī jǔ

win or lose, it all ends here

手举
shǒu jǔ

a salute

抓举
zhuā jǔ

snatch (weightlifting technique)

抬举
tái ju

to lift sth up

挺举
tǐng jǔ

clean and jerk (weightlifting technique)

掉举
diào jǔ

restlessness (Buddhism)

推举
tuī jǔ

to nominate as a worthy candidate; to recommend

措举
cuò jǔ

move

揭举
jiē jǔ

to lift up

明智之举
míng zhì zhī jǔ

sensible act

有选举权
yǒu xuǎn jǔ quán

constituent

枚举
méi jǔ

to enumerate

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]

检举
jiǎn jǔ

to report (an offense to the authorities)

武举
wǔ jǔ

successful military candidate in the imperial provincial examination

略举
lüe4 jǔ

some cases picked out as example

百废待举
bǎi fèi dài jǔ

many things waiting to be done (idiom)

百端待举
bǎi duān dài jǔ

a thousand things remain to be done (idiom)

盛举
shèng jǔ

grand event

直接选举
zhí jiē xuǎn jǔ

direct election

众擎易举
zhòng qíng yì jǔ

many hands make light work (idiom)

科举
kē jǔ

imperial examination

科举制
kē jǔ zhì

imperial examination system

科举考试
kē jǔ kǎo shì

imperial examinations (in former times)

立委选举
lì wěi xuǎn jǔ

legislative elections

等额选举
děng é xuǎn jǔ

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

纲举目张
gāng jǔ mù zhāng

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

总统选举
zǒng tǒng xuǎn jǔ

presidential election

自举
zì jǔ

bootstrapping

举不胜举
jǔ bù shèng jǔ

too numerous to list (idiom); innumerable

举世
jǔ shì

throughout the world

举人
jǔ rén

graduate

举例来说
jǔ lì lái shuō

for example

举债
jǔ zhài

to raise a loan

举凡
jǔ fán

such things as ...

举国
jǔ guó

the entire country

举国上下
jǔ guó shàng xià

the entire nation

举报者
jǔ bào zhě

informer

举家
jǔ jiā

the whole family

举手之劳
jǔ shǒu zhī láo

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

举手投足
jǔ shǒu tóu zú

one's every movement (idiom)

举杯
jǔ bēi

to toast sb (with wine etc)

举架
jǔ jià

(dialect) height of a house

举案齐眉
jǔ àn qí méi

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

举棋不定
jǔ qí bù dìng

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

举业
jǔ yè

preparatory literary studies for imperial examination

举步
jǔ bù

(literary) to move forward

举步维艰
jǔ bù wéi jiān

to make progress only with great difficulty (idiom)

举火
jǔ huǒ

(literary) to light a fire

举用
jǔ yòng

to select the best (for a job)

举发
jǔ fā

to expose (e.g., wrongdoing)

举目
jǔ mù

to look

举目无亲
jǔ mù wú qīn

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

举荐
jǔ jiàn

to recommend

举证
jǔ zhèng

to offer evidence

举贤良对策
jǔ xián liáng duì cè

Treatise 134 BC by Han dynasty philosopher Dong Zhongshu 董仲舒

举起
jǔ qǐ

to heave

举铁
jǔ tiě

(coll.) to pump iron

举隅法
jǔ yú fǎ

synecdoche

荐举
jiàn jǔ

to propose (for a job)

被选举权
bèi xuǎn jǔ quán

the right to be elected

轻举妄动
qīng jǔ wàng dòng

to act blindly without thinking (idiom)

遐举
xiá jǔ

to go a long way away

选举人
xuǎn jǔ rén

voter

选举人团
xuǎn jǔ rén tuán

Electoral College (of the United States)

选举团
xuǎn jǔ tuán

Electoral College (of the United States)

选举委员会
xuǎn jǔ wěi yuán huì

Election Committee (Hong Kong)

选举权
xuǎn jǔ quán

suffrage

选举法庭
xuǎn jǔ fǎ tíng

election court

间接选举
jiàn jiē xuǎn jǔ

indirect election

飘举
piāo jǔ

to dance

惊人之举
jīng rén zhī jǔ

to astonish people (with a miraculous feat)

高举
gāo jǔ

to lift up

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

举行
jǔ xíng

to hold (a meeting