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举重

jǔ zhòng

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

举重 (jǔ zhòng) means "to lift weights; weight-lifting (sports)". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 举重 means

1. to lift weights
2. weight-lifting (sports)

The characters in 举重

• 举jǔto lift; to hold up; to cite
• 重zhòngheavy; serious; to attach importance to

Example sentences

• 我每隔一天就跟一个好朋友一起去，我们一起一边谈话一边举重。
  Wǒ měigé yī tiān jiù gēn yī gè hǎopéngyou yīqǐ qù, wǒmen yīqǐ yībiān tánhuà yībiān jǔzhòng.
  Every other day I go with a friend; we lift weights whilst chatting together.
• 快要考试的时候，举重真的消愁解闷，再说对身体和精神都很好。
  Kuàiyào kǎoshì de shíhou, jǔzhòng zhēn de xiāochóujiěmèn, zàishuō duì shēntǐ hé jīngshén dōu hěn hǎo.
  When you're about to have exams, lifting weights really does relieve stress, and it's also good for your mind and body.
• 要说锻炼身体，虽然我痛恨大部分的运动，觉得它们真的无聊，但是我喜欢去健身房举重。
  Yàoshuō duànliàn shēntǐ, suīrán wǒ tònghèn dàbùfen de yùndòng, juéde tāmen zhēn de wúliáo, dànshì wǒ xǐhuan qù jiànshēnfáng jǔzhòng.
  As for physical exercise, although I loathe most sports (I think they're really boring), I do like going to the gym to lift weights.

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