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一举

yī jǔ

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 一舉

一举 (yī jǔ) means "a move; an action; in one move". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 一举 means

1. a move
2. an action
3. in one move
4. at a stroke
5. in one go

The characters in 一举

• 一yīone; single; a (article)
• 举jǔto lift; to hold up; to cite

Example sentences

• 她一举成名。
  She suddenly became famous.
• 这起事件使他一举成名。
  That incident made him famous.
• 那件事情使他一举成名。
  That affair made him famous.
• 医生继续观察病人的一举一动。
  Yīshēng jìxù guānchá bìngrén de yījǔyīdòng.
  The doctor continued to observe the patient's behavior.

Words starting with 一举

• 一举两得yī jǔ liǎng dé(lit.) one action, two gains (idiom); (fig.) two birds with one stone
• 一举一动yī jǔ yī dòng(idiom) every movement; each and every move
• 一举成功yī jǔ chéng gōngsuccess at one go; to succeed at the first attempt
• 一举手一投足yī jǔ shǒu yī tóu zúevery little move; every single movement

Words containing 一举

• 多此一举duō cǐ yī jǔto do more than is required (idiom); superfluous; gilding the lily
• 成败在此一举chéng bài zài cǐ yī jǔsuccess or failure depends on this single action; win or lose, it all ends here…

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