举手

jǔ shǒu

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Definitions

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

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Example Sentences

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同学们纷纷 举手 回答问题。

The students raised their hands one after another to answer the question.

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Words Containing 举手

• 一举手一投足 一举手一投足 yī jǔ shǒu yī tóu zú: every little move
• 举手之劳 举手之劳 jǔ shǒu zhī láo: lit. the exertion of lifting one's hand (idiom)
• 举手投足 举手投足 jǔ shǒu tóu zú: one's every movement (idiom)

Child Words of 举手

• 手 手 shǒu: hand
• 举 举 jǔ: to lift