Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 举

variant of 舉／举 (jǔ)

to lift
to hold up
to cite
to enumerate
to act
to raise
to choose
to elect
act
move
deed

public election

to nominate as a worthy candidate; to recommend
to elect; to choose
(weightlifting) to (clean and) press

move
measure
step (to some end)

to expose (e.g., wrongdoing)
to accuse (in court)
to impeach
to denounce

pioneering work

(literary) to raise an army; to dispatch troops

(coll.) to pump iron

to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc)

the whole family

clean and jerk (weightlifting technique)

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

a list
to list
to enumerate

to select the best (for a job)

a move
an action
in one move
at a stroke
in one go

erectile dysfunction
impotence

to go a long way away

magnificent feat
impressive feat
heroic undertaking
heroic attempt

great feat
splendid achievement

to report (malefactors to the police)
to denounce

to lift weights
weight-lifting (sports)

to raise a loan
to borrow money

to develop simultaneously
to undertake concurrently

to toast sb (with wine etc); to drink a toast

(literary) to light a fire

graduate
successful candidate in the imperial provincial examination

to dance
to float in the wind

imperial examination

restlessness (Buddhism)

to give an example

to enumerate

such things as ...
examples including ... (etc)
without exception
every
any

to recommend

preparatory literary studies for imperial examination

bearing
manner
mien

to summarize
to swallow up
to annex
to merge

successful military candidate in the imperial provincial examination

a salute
hands raised

snatch (weightlifting technique)

to sit for imperial examinations

grand event
magnificent undertaking

(literary) to move forward

some cases picked out as example
to highlight

to report (an offense to the authorities)
to inform against sb

to propose (for a job)
to nominate
to recommend

to pass the provincial level imperial examination

throughout the world
world ranking (e.g. first)

to offer evidence

the entire country

to elect
election
CL:次 (cì),個／个 (gè)

meritorious deed
benevolent act

act
action
activity
move
movement

to conduct
to hold

to lift up
(fig.) to put on display
to set forth
to expound

to lift sth up
to elevate sb
to honor sb (with compliments, gifts, promotions etc)
to show great regard
to speak highly
Taiwan pr. (táijǔ)

move; act; measure

to heave
to lift
to raise up
to uphold

(dialect) height of a house

to look
to raise one's eyes

to lift up
to hold high

(do sth) on a large scale

bootstrapping

voter
elector

Electoral College (of the United States)

informer
snitch

synecdoche

suffrage

Geju (Tibetan: transmit word of Buddha) sect of Tibetan Buddhist

imperial examination system

fail to appreciate sb's kindness
not know how to appreciate favors

duōdǎngxuǎnjǔ

multiparty election

yǒuxuǎnjǔquán

constituent

xuǎnjǔfǎtíng

election court

gāngjǔmùzhāng

if you lift the headrope the meshes spread open (idiom)
take care of the big things and the little things will take care of themselves
(of a piece of writing) well-structured and ordered

Xuǎnjǔréntuán

Electoral College (of the United States)

jīngrénzhījǔ

to astonish people (with a miraculous feat)

bùshèngméijǔ

too numerous to mention individually or one by one

every movement; each and every move

gāojǔyuǎndǎo

to leave office for a high and distant place (idiom); to retire and place oneself above the fray

innumerable (idiom)

tǔyángbìngjǔ

combining native and foreign methods

to raise one and infer three
to deduce many things from one case (idiom)

jǔshǒuzhīláo

lit. the exertion of lifting one's hand (idiom)
fig. a very slight effort

to do more than is required (idiom); superfluous
gilding the lily

jǔbùwéijiān

to make progress only with great difficulty (idiom)

bǎiduāndàijǔ

a thousand things remain to be done (idiom)
numerous tasks remain to be undertaken

yījǔliǎngdé

one move, two gains (idiom); two birds with one stone

zhòngqíngyìjǔ

many hands make light work (idiom)

qīng'éryìjǔ

easy
with no difficulty

jǔshìwénmíng

world-famous (idiom)

jǔbùshèngjǔ

too numerous to list (idiom); innumerable

jǔguóshàngxià

the entire nation
the whole country, from the leadership to the rank and file

jǔlìláishuō

for example

qīngjǔwàngdòng

to act blindly without thinking (idiom)

lit. to lift the tray to eyebrow level (idiom); mutual respect in a marriage

Bǎijǔzhī Zhàn

Battle of Baiju (506 BC), in which Wu 吳／吴 ( Wú) scored a crushing victory over Chu 楚 ( Chǔ)

jǔzúqīngzhòng

to play a critical role (idiom)
influential

míngzhìzhījǔ

sensible act

to look up and see no-one familiar (idiom); not having anyone to rely on
without a friend in the world

bèixuǎnjǔquán

the right to be elected
the right to stand for election

bǎifèidàijǔ

many things waiting to be done (idiom)
a thousand things to do

děng'éxuǎnjǔ

non-competitive election (i.e. with as many candidates as there are seats)
single-candidate election

jiànjiēxuǎnjǔ

indirect election

chā'éxuǎnjǔ

competitive election (i.e. with more candidates than seats)

imperial examinations (in former times)

yījǔchénggōng

success at one go
to succeed at the first attempt

jǔshǒutóuzú

one's every movement (idiom)
comportment
gestures

zhíjiēxuǎnjǔ

direct election

to receive worldwide attention

gòngxiāngshànjǔ

to cooperate in a charity project

gòngxiāngshèngjǔ

to cooperate on a great undertaking or joint project

zǒngtǒngxuǎnjǔ

presidential election

to hesitate over what move to make (idiom); to waver
to shilly-shally

lìwěixuǎnjǔ

legislative elections

jǔshìwúshuāng

unrivaled (idiom); world number one
unique
unequaled

Xuǎnjǔ Wěiyuánhuì

选举委员会

[選舉委員會]

Election Committee (Hong Kong)

jǔxiánliángduìcè

举贤良对策

[舉賢良對策]

Treatise 134 BC by Han dynasty philosopher Dong Zhongshu 董仲舒

chéngbàizàicǐyījǔ

成败在此一举

[成敗在此一舉]

win or lose, it all ends here
this is the moment to shine

Gǔjīn Yùnhuì Jǔyào

古今韵会举要

[古今韻會舉要]

"Summary of the Collection of Rhymes Old and New", supplemented and annotated Yuan dynasty version of the no-longer-extant late Song or early Yuan "Collection of Rhymes Old and New" 古今韻會／古今韵会

yījǔshǒuyītóuzú

一举手一投足

[一舉手一投足]

every little move
every single movement