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举止

jǔ zhǐ

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

举止 (jǔ zhǐ) means "bearing; manner; mien". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 举止 means

1. bearing
2. manner
3. mien

The characters in 举止

• 举jǔto lift; to hold up; to cite
• 止zhǐto stop; to prohibit; until

Example sentences

• 她举止优雅。
  Tā jǔzhǐ yōuyǎ.
  She is graceful.
• 你的举止不是很好。
  Nǐ de jǔzhǐ bù shì hěn hǎo.
  Your manners aren't very good.
• 你应该注意你的举止。
  Nǐ yīnggāi zhùyì nǐ de jǔzhǐ.
  You should behave carefully.
• 这样的举止只可能是个绅士。
  Zhèyàng de jǔzhǐ zhǐ kěnéng shì ge shēnshì.
  He must be a gentleman to act that way.
• 从你的举止看得出来，你又在用了。
  I can tell from the way you act that you're using again.
• 他衣着像个绅士，言行举止却像个小丑。
  His dress is that of a gentleman, but his speech and behavior are those of a clown.

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