举起

Traditional form:

舉起

Pinyin (reading):

jǔqǐ

Definitions:

• to heave
• to lift
• to raise up
• to uphold

Characters:

• 举 - to raise; to recommend; to praise
• 起 - to begin, to initiate; to rise, to stand up

Traditional characters:

• 舉 - to raise; to recommend; to praise
• 起 - to begin, to initiate; to rise, to stand up