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举 jǔ to lift / to hold up / to cite / to enumerate / to act / to raise / to choose / to elect / act / move / deed
Results beginning with 举
举行 jǔ xíng to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc)
举办 jǔ bàn to conduct / to hold (an event)
举报 jǔ bào to report (malefactors to the police) / to denounce
举动 jǔ dòng act / action / activity / move / movement
举起 jǔ qǐ to heave / to lift / to raise up / to uphold
举措 jǔ cuò move / act / measure
举例 jǔ lì to give an example
举止 jǔ zhǐ bearing / manner / mien
举手 jǔ shǒu to raise a hand / to put up one's hand (as signal)
举步 jǔ bù (literary) to move forward
举杯 jǔ bēi to toast sb (with wine etc) / to drink a toast
举证 jǔ zhèng to offer evidence
举人 jǔ rén graduate / successful candidate in the imperial provincial examination
举重 jǔ zhòng to lift weights / weight-lifting (sports)
举世 jǔ shì throughout the world / world ranking (e.g. first)
举目 jǔ mù to look / to raise one's eyes
举国 jǔ guó the entire country
举家 jǔ jiā the whole family
举凡 jǔ fán such things as ... / examples including ... (etc) / without exception / every / any
举荐 jǔ jiàn to recommend
举债 jǔ zhài to raise a loan / to borrow money
举火 jǔ huǒ (literary) to light a fire
举兵 jǔ bīng (literary) to raise an army / to dispatch troops
举发 jǔ fā to expose (e.g., wrongdoing) / to accuse (in court) / to impeach / to denounce
举架 jǔ jià (dialect) height of a house
举铁 jǔ tiě (coll.) to pump iron
举业 jǔ yè preparatory literary studies for imperial examination
举用 jǔ yòng to select the best (for a job)
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举报人 jǔ bào rén whistleblower
举报者 jǔ bào zhě informer / snitch
举反证 jǔ fǎn zhèng to disprove
举隅法 jǔ yù fǎ synecdoche
举隅法 jǔ yú fǎ synecdoche
举报中心  reporting facility
举足轻重 jǔ zú qīng zhòng to play a critical role (idiom) / influential
举一反三 jǔ yī fǎn sān to raise one and infer three / to deduce many things from one case (idiom)
举世闻名 jǔ shì wén míng world-famous (idiom)
举世瞩目 jǔ shì zhǔ mù to receive worldwide attention
举世无双 jǔ shì wú shuāng unrivaled (idiom) / world number one / unique / unequaled
举证责任 jǔ zhèng zé rèn burden of proof
举棋不定 jǔ qí bù dìng to hesitate over what move to make (idiom) / to waver / to shilly-shally
举国上下 jǔ guó shàng xià the entire nation / the whole country, from the leadership to the rank and file
举不胜举 jǔ bù shèng jǔ too numerous to list (idiom) / innumerable
举案齐眉 jǔ àn qí méi lit. to lift the tray to eyebrow level (idiom) / mutual respect in a marriage
举目无亲 jǔ mù wú qīn to look up and see no-one familiar (idiom) / not having anyone to rely on / without a friend in the world
举手投足 jǔ shǒu tóu zú one's every movement (idiom) / comportment / gestures
举手之劳 jǔ shǒu zhī láo lit. the exertion of lifting one's hand (idiom) / fig. a very slight effort
举报规定  reporting requirement
举步维艰 jǔ bù wéi jiān to make progress only with great difficulty (idiom)
举例来说 jǔ lì lái shuō for example
举手表决 jǔ shǒu biǎo jué show of hands
举行会谈 jǔ xíng huì tán to hold talks / to take part in discussions with
举行婚礼 jǔ xíng hūn lǐ to celebrate a wedding
举贤良对策 jǔ xián liáng duì cè Treatise 134 BC by Han dynasty philosopher Dong Zhongshu 董仲舒
举证责任方举证  case-in-chief
举报可疑的不当行为  reporting of suspected misconduct
举行印度洋会议行动纲领  Programme of Action leading to the convening of a conference on the Indian Ocean
Approximate Results for 举
选举 xuǎn jǔ to elect / election / CL:次[ci4],個|个[ge4]
一举 yī jǔ a move / an action / in one move / at a stroke / in one go
高举 gāo jǔ to lift up / to hold high
列举 liè jǔ a list / to list / to enumerate
大举 dà jǔ (do sth) on a large scale
并举 bìng jǔ to develop simultaneously / to undertake concurrently
检举 jiǎn jǔ to report (an offense to the authorities) / to inform against sb
推举 tuī jǔ to nominate as a worthy candidate / to recommend / to elect / to choose / (weightlifting) to (clean and) press
科举 kē jǔ imperial examination
壮举 zhuàng jǔ magnificent feat / impressive feat / heroic undertaking / heroic attempt
创举 chuàng jǔ pioneering work
抬举 tái ju to lift sth up / to elevate sb / to honor sb (with compliments, gifts, promotions etc) / to show great regard / to speak highly / Taiwan pr. [tai2 ju3]
抬举 tái jǔ to lift sth up / to elevate sb / to honor sb (with compliments, gifts, promotions etc) / to show great regard / to speak highly
枚举 méi jǔ to enumerate
盛举 shèng jǔ grand event / magnificent undertaking
中举 zhòng jǔ to pass the provincial level imperial examination
挺举 tǐng jǔ clean and jerk (weightlifting technique)
抓举 zhuā jǔ snatch (weightlifting technique)
荐举 jiàn jǔ to propose (for a job) / to nominate / to recommend
包举 bāo jǔ to summarize / to swallow up / to annex / to merge
不举 bù jǔ erectile dysfunction / impotence
措举 cuò jǔ move / measure / step (to some end)
掉举 diào jǔ restlessness (Buddhism)
公举 gōng jǔ public election
揭举 jiē jǔ to lift up / (fig.) to put on display / to set forth / to expound
略举 lu:è jǔ some cases picked out as example / to highlight
飘举 piāo jǔ to dance / to float in the wind
善举 shàn jǔ meritorious deed / benevolent act
手举 shǒu jǔ a salute / hands raised
伟举 wěi jǔ great feat / splendid achievement
武举 wǔ jǔ successful military candidate in the imperial provincial examination
遐举 xiá jǔ to go a long way away
应举 yìng jǔ to sit for imperial examinations
自举 zì jǔ bootstrapping
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选举权 xuǎn jǔ quán suffrage
选举人 xuǎn jǔ rén voter / elector
选举法  Electoral Act
噶举派 Gá jǔ pài Geju (Tibetan: transmit word of Buddha) sect of Tibetan Buddhist
科举制 kē jǔ zhì imperial examination system
选举股 xuǎn jǔ gǔ Electoral Unit
选举司 xuǎn jǔ sī Electoral Division
选举团 xuǎn jǔ tuán Electoral College (of the United States)
一举一动 yī jǔ yī dòng every movement / each and every move
轻而易举 qīng ér yì jǔ easy / with no difficulty
轻举妄动 qīng jǔ wàng dòng to act blindly without thinking (idiom)
一举两得 yī jǔ liǎng dé one move, two gains (idiom) / two birds with one stone
多此一举 duō cǐ yī jǔ to do more than is required (idiom) / superfluous / gilding the lily
不胜枚举 bù shèng méi jǔ too numerous to mention individually or one by one
明智之举 míng zhì zhī jǔ sensible act
直接选举 zhí jiē xuǎn jǔ direct election
有选举权 yǒu xuǎn jǔ quán constituent
百端待举 bǎi duān dài jǔ a thousand things remain to be done (idiom) / numerous tasks remain to be undertaken
百废待举 bǎi fèi dài jǔ many things waiting to be done (idiom) / a thousand things to do
不可枚举 bù kě méi jǔ innumerable (idiom)
不识抬举 bù shí tái jǔ fail to appreciate sb's kindness / not know how to appreciate favors
差额选举 chā é xuǎn jǔ competitive election (i.e. with more candidates than seats)
等额选举 děng é xuǎn jǔ non-competitive election (i.e. with as many candidates as there are seats) / single-candidate election
纲举目张 gāng jǔ mù zhāng 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
高举远蹈 gāo jǔ yuǎn dǎo to leave office for a high and distant place (idiom) / to retire and place oneself above the fray
间接选举 jiān jiē xuǎn jǔ indirect election
中期选举  midterm election
选举集会  election rally
选举分区  polling division
选举规章  electoral regulations
叁方举措  Triangular Initiative
选举法桉  electoral bill
选举守则  Electoral Code
基层举措  grass-roots efforts
选举协定  Agreement on Elections
选举援助  electoral assistance
自由选举  free elections
辩方举证  defence case
检方举证  prosecution case
柏举之战 Bǎi jǔ zhī zhàn Battle of Baiju (506 BC), in which Wu 吳|吴[Wu2] scored a crushing victory over Chu 楚[Chu3]
被选举权 bèi xuǎn jǔ quán the right to be elected / the right to stand for election
地方选举 dì fāng xuǎn jǔ local election
多党选举 duō dǎng xuǎn jǔ multiparty election
共襄善举 gòng xiāng shàn jǔ to cooperate in a charity project
共襄盛举 gòng xiāng shèng jǔ to cooperate on a great undertaking or joint project
间接选举 jiàn jiē xuǎn jǔ indirect election
惊人之举 jīng rén zhī jǔ to astonish people (with a miraculous feat)
科举考试 kē jǔ kǎo shì imperial examinations (in former times)
立委选举 lì wěi xuǎn jǔ legislative elections
土洋并举 tǔ yáng bìng jǔ combining native and foreign methods
选举法庭 xuǎn jǔ fǎ tíng election court
选举核证 xuǎn jǔ hé zhèng election certification
选举进程 xuǎn jǔ jìn chéng electoral process
选举联盟 xuǎn jǔ lián méng apparentement
选举人团 Xuǎn jǔ rén tuán Electoral College (of the United States)
选举舞弊 xuǎn jǔ wǔ bì electoral fraud / voting fraud
选举小组 xuǎn jǔ xiǎo zǔ electoral group
选举支助 xuǎn jǔ zhī zhù elections support
议会选举 yì huì xuán jǔ parliamentary elections
一举一动 yī jǔ - yī dòng (idiom) every movement / each and every move
一举成功 yī jǔ chéng gōng success at one go / to succeed at the first attempt
众擎易举 zhòng qíng yì jǔ many hands make light work (idiom)
总统选举 zǒng tǒng xuǎn jǔ presidential election
行动2举措  Action 2 Initiative
选举委员会 xuǎn jǔ wěi yuán huì Election Committee (Hong Kong)
单议席选举  single-member election
选举分析员  Electoral Analyst
选举审查团  electoral review mission
第二轮选举  run-off election / run-off
关键举报人  key informant
选举观察团  Electoral Observation Mission
竞争性选举  competitive election
选举咨询股  Electoral Advisory Unit
四柱举升机  four-post lift
选举事务司  Division of Electoral Affairs
选举援助科  Electoral Assistance Section
省议会选举  provincial council elections
常设选举法  permanent election law
选举人名单  list of voters / voters list
包容性选举 bāo róng xìng xuǎn jǔ inclusive election
多议席选举 duō yì xí xuǎn jǔ multi-member election
国家选举法 guó jiā xuǎn jǔ fǎ National Electoral Law
全体选举人 quán tǐ xuǎn jǔ rén electorate
选举援助股 xuǎn jǔ yuán zhù gǔ Electoral Assistance Unit
选举援助司 xuǎn jǔ yuán zhù sī Electoral Assistance Division
成败在此一举 chéng bài zài cǐ yī jǔ win or lose, it all ends here / this is the moment to shine
选举监察干事  Electoral Monitoring Officer
外地选举干事  Field Electoral Officer
协理选举干事  Associate Electoral Officer
区域选举干事  Regional Electoral Officer
选举业务干事  Electoral Operations Officer
选举财务干事  Electoral Finance Officer
选举后的任务  post-elections mandate
定期真正选举  periodic and genuine elections
市选举委员会  Municipal Electoral Office
省选举委员会  departmental board of elections
被操纵的选举  rigged election
过渡选举小组  Transitional Electoral Panel
千年科学举措  Millennium Science Initiative
选举裁定机制  Electoral Adjudication Mechanism
选举投诉机构  electoral complaints body
人民院选举法  Law of the Election of Pyithu Hluttaw
民族院选举法  Law of the Election of Amyothar Hluttaw
选举援助小组  Electoral Assistance Team
选举核证小组  Electoral Certification Team
选举管理机构  electoral management body
高度举债机构 gāo duó jǔ zhài jī gòu highly leveraged institution
古今韵会举要 Gǔ jīn Yùn huì Jǔ yào "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
企业选举基金 qǐ yè xuǎn jǔ jī jīn Business Election Fund
首席选举顾问 shǒu xí xuǎn jǔ gù wèn Chief Electoral Adviser
首席选举专员 shǒu xí xuǎn jǔ zhuān yuán Chief Election Commissioner
选举保安部队 xuǎn jǔ bǎo ān bù duì election security forces
选举事务主任 xuǎn jǔ shì wù zhǔ rèn chief electoral officer
选举团式选举 xuǎn jǔ tuán shì xuǎn jǔ caucus-style election / caucus election
一举手一投足 yī jǔ shǒu yī tóu zú every little move / every single movement
独立选举委员会  Independent Electoral Commission
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