举 (舉) jǔ

1. jǔ verb to lift; to hold up; to raise
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: 举 is synonymous with 抬起 in this sense (Guoyu '舉' v 1; Rouzer 2007, p. 37)
2. jǔ verb to move
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: 举 is synonymous with 行动 or 动作 in this sense (Rouzer 2007, p. 37)
3. jǔ verb to originate; to initiate; to start (a fire)
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: 举 is synonymous with 发起 or 兴办 in this sense (Guoyu '舉' v 4; Rouzer 2007, p. 37)
4. jǔ verb to recommend; to elect
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: 举 is synonymous with 推选 or 推荐 in this sense (Guoyu '舉' v 2; Unihan '舉')
5. jǔ adverb all; entire
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: 举 is synonymous with 全 in this sense and used as an adjective or adverb in Literary Chinese (Guoyu '舉' adj; Rouzer 2007, p. 37; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 129). For example, 天下之民舉安 'for the happiness of the people of the whole kingdom' (Mengzi: 4.12/24/16, translation by Legge)
6. jǔ verb to suggest
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 提出 (Guoyu '舉' v 3)
7. jǔ verb to fly
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 飞 (Guoyu '舉' v 5)
8. jǔ verb to bear; to give birth
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 生育 (Guoyu '舉' v 6)
9. jǔ noun actions; conduct
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 行为 or 动作 (Guoyu '舉' n 1)
10. jǔ noun a successful candidate
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: An abbreviation for 举人 (Guoyu '舉' n 2)

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• 中举(中舉) to pass the imperial examination
• 壮举(壯舉) magnificent feat; heroic undertaking
• 飘举(飄舉) to dance; to float in the wind
• 创举(創舉) pioneering work
• 揭举(揭舉) to lift up; to put on display; to set forth; to expound
• 按兵不举(按兵不舉) to hold back the troops and stay put
• 举世无敌(舉世無敵) unrivaled throughout the realm
• 举用(舉用) to select the best (for a job)
• 仰卧推举(仰臥推舉) bench press
• 举例(舉例) to give an example
• 举目无亲(舉目無親) to look up and see no-one familiar; not having anyone to rely on; without a friend in the world
• 高举(高舉) to lift up; to hold high
• 孟光举案(孟光舉案) raising the tray to Meng Guang; mutual respect in a marriage
• 明智之举(明智之舉) sensible act
• 举凡(舉凡) such things as ...; examples including ... (etc); without exception; every; any
• 举架(舉架) height of a house
• 被选举权(被選舉權) the right to be elected; the right to stand for election
• 普通选举(普通選舉) universal suffrage
• 不可枚举(不可枚舉) innumerable
• 举行(舉行) to hold (a meeting, elections, etc)
• 一举一动(一舉一動) each and every move
• 手举(手舉) a salute; hands raised
• 举重(舉重) weightlifting ; to lift weights
• 豪举(豪舉) a heroic act; chivalrous behavior ; an ostentatious act
• 举足轻重(舉足輕重) play a key role; influential
• 略举(略舉) to highlight; to give examples
• 善举(善舉) meritorious deed; benevolent act
• 举事(舉事) to rise in revolt ; to handle a matter
• 举家(舉家) the whole family
• 举步(舉步) to move forward
• 盛举(盛舉) grand event; magnificent undertaking
• 一举二得(一舉二得) to achieve two objectives with one move
• 包举(包舉) to summarize; to swallow up; to annex; to merge
• 举直错诸枉(舉直錯諸枉) advance the upright and set aside the crooked
• 共襄善举(共襄善舉) to cooperate in a charity project
• 举步维艰(舉步維艱) to make progress only with great difficulty
• 举手(舉手) to raise a hand; to put up one's hand (as signal)
• 立委选举(立委選舉) legislative elections
• 轻而易举(輕而易舉) simple and easy to move; with little effort
• 惊人之举(驚人之舉) to astonish people (with a miraculous feat)
• 举报(舉報) to report; to denounce
• 举国上下(舉國上下) the entire nation; the whole country, from the leadership to the rank and file
• 多党选举(多黨選舉) multiparty election
• 柏举之战(柏舉之戰) Baiju war of 506 BC, in which Wu scored a crushing victory over Chu
• 举手之劳(舉手之勞) the exertion of lifting one's hand; a very slight effort
• 不胜枚举(不勝枚舉) too numerous to mention individually or one by one
• 举报者(舉報者) informer; snitch

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应举 、 举贤良对策 、 选举团 、 科举考试

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• 卷一百六十 志第一百十三 選舉六 Volume 160 Treatises 113: Selection and appointment of Officials 6 History of Song 宋史 — count: 201
• 卷八十五　志第三十五: 　百官一 Volume 85 Treatises 38: Official Posts 1 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 142
• 卷八十九　志第三十九: 　百官五 Volume 89 Treatises 42: Official Posts 5 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 133
• 卷八十八　志第三十八: 　百官四 Volume 88 Treatises 41: Official Posts 4 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 116
• 卷九十　　志第四十: 　百官六 Volume 90 Treatises 43: Official Posts 6 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 106
• 卷七十　　志第二十一: 　禮樂四 Volume 70 Treatises 23: Rites and Music 4 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 97
• 卷八十七　志第三十七: 　百官三 Volume 87 Treatises 40: Official Posts 3 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 91
• 卷五十四　志第三十五:　選舉四 部選 省選 廉察 薦舉 功酬虧永 Volume 54 Treatises 35: Selection of Officials 4 - Ministry Selection, Provincial Selection, Honest Inspectors, Recommendations, Compensation for Achievements and Perpetual Faults History of Jin 金史 — count: 79
• 卷六十一 左周黃列傳 Volume 61: Biographies of Zuo, Zhou, Huang Book of Later Han 後漢書 — count: 72
• 卷二百十三 表第四 宰輔四 Volume 213 Tables 4: Chancellors 4 History of Song 宋史 — count: 71

Collocations

• 伍举 (伍舉) 其子伍舉與聲子相善也 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 11
• 椒举 (椒舉) 椒舉聚於申公子牟 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 11
• 柏举 (柏舉) 蔡侯以吳子及楚人戰于柏舉 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 定公 Lord Ding — count: 5
• 能举 (能舉) 能舉善也 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 文公 Lord Wen — count: 4
• 举善 (舉善) 能舉善也 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 文公 Lord Wen — count: 4
• 使举 (使舉) 仲尼使舉是禮也 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 4
• 举上 (舉上) 舉上也 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 桓公 Lord Huan — count: 3
• 举谥 (舉謚) 桓公葬而後舉謚 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 桓公 Lord Huan — count: 3
• 举曰 (舉曰) 寡君使舉曰 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 3
• 举天下 (舉天下) 舉天下而葬一人 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 莊公 Lord Zhang — count: 2