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举

jǔ

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 character level 4 Character Traditional 舉

举 (jǔ) means "to lift; to raise". It is an HSK 3.0 level 4 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 举 means

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

Other readings

举 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• jǔvariant of {举|jǔ}

Example sentences

• 手举起来。
  Shǒu jǔqǐ lái.
  Raise your hands.
• 举起左手。
  Raise up your left hand.
• 举起手来！
  Put your hands up!
• 她举止优雅。
  Tā jǔzhǐ yōuyǎ.
  She is graceful.
• 把手举起来！
  Put your hands up!
• 她一举成名。
  She suddenly became famous.

Words starting with 举

• 举行jǔ xíngto hold (a meeting, ceremony etc)
• 举办jǔ bànto conduct; to hold (an event)
• 举动jǔ dòngact; action; activity
• 举足轻重jǔ zú qīng zhòngto play a critical role (idiom); influential
• 举世闻名jǔ shì wén míngworld-famous (idiom)
• 举世瞩目jǔ shì zhǔ mùto receive worldwide attention
• 举起jǔ qǐto heave; to lift; to raise up
• 举报jǔ bàoto report (malefactors to the police); to denounce
• 举手jǔ shǒuto raise a hand; to put up one's hand (as signal)
• 举止jǔ zhǐbearing; manner; mien
• 举措jǔ cuòmove; act; measure
• 举例jǔ lìto give an example
• 举杯jǔ bēito toast sb (with wine etc); to drink a toast
• 举人jǔ réngraduate; successful candidate in the imperial provincial examination
• 举重jǔ zhòngto lift weights; weight-lifting (sports)
• 举世jǔ shìthroughout the world; world ranking (e.g. first)
• 举家jǔ jiāthe whole family
• 举手投足jǔ shǒu tóu zúone's every movement (idiom); comportment; gestures
• 举国jǔ guóthe entire country
• 举目jǔ mùto look; to raise one's eyes
• 举一反三jǔ yī fǎn sānto raise one and infer three; to deduce many things from one case (idiom)
• 举例来说jǔ lì lái shuōfor example
• 举证jǔ zhèngto offer evidence
• 举步jǔ bù(literary) to move forward

Words containing 举

• 选举xuǎn jǔto elect; election
• 列举liè jǔa list; to list; to enumerate
• 轻而易举qīng ér yì jǔeasy; with no difficulty
• 一举两得yī jǔ liǎng dé(lit.) one action, two gains (idiom); (fig.) two birds with one stone
• 一举yī jǔa move; an action; in one move
• 高举gāo jǔto lift up; to hold high
• 一举一动yī jǔ yī dòng(idiom) every movement; each and every move
• 科举kē jǔimperial examination
• 检举jiǎn jǔto report (an offense to the authorities); to inform against sb
• 大举dà jǔ(do sth) on a large scale
• 壮举zhuàng jǔmagnificent feat; impressive feat; heroic undertaking
• 推举tuī jǔto nominate as a worthy candidate; to recommend; to elect; to choose…
• 并举bìng jǔto develop simultaneously; to undertake concurrently
• 不胜枚举bù shèng méi jǔtoo numerous to mention individually or one by one
• 抬举tái juto lift sth up; to elevate sb; to honor sb (with compliments, gifts, promotions etc)
• 创举chuàng jǔpioneering work
• 轻举妄动qīng jǔ wàng dòngto act blindly without thinking (idiom)
• 多此一举duō cǐ yī jǔto do more than is required (idiom); superfluous; gilding the lily
• 选举权xuǎn jǔ quánsuffrage
• 中举zhòng jǔto pass the provincial level imperial examination
• 不举bù jǔerectile dysfunction; impotence
• 公举gōng jǔpublic election
• 包举bāo jǔto summarize; to swallow up; to annex
• 应举yìng jǔto sit for imperial examinations

Characters that look like 举

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 单dānbill; list; form
• 奉fèngto offer (tribute); to present respectfully (to superior, ancestor, deity etc); to esteem
• 拳quánfist; boxing
• 沸fèito boil
• 祟suìevil spirit
• 埚guōcrucible

Sounds the same

Read jǔ, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 矩carpenter's square; rule; regulation
• 咀to chew; to masticate
• 沮to destroy; to stop
• 柜Salix multinervis
• 榉Zeikowa acuminata
• 蒟betel
• 莒alternative name for taro (old)
• 踽hunchbacked; walk alone
• 龃used in 龃龉
• 筥round bamboo basket
• 弆(literary) to collect; to keep in store
• 跙weak, lame

Where 举 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Motion, Physical Action & Sport (HSK 5), HSK 3 Characters · Set 24 (HSK 3), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 5 word, with the rest of its level.
• How characters are built from components.
• How to learn Chinese characters.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read jǔ correctly.
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