Chinese Notes

举 (舉) jǔ

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)
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)
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)
jǔ verb to recommend / to elect
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Organization
Notes: 举 is synonymous with 推选 or 推荐 in this sense (Guoyu '舉' v 2; Unihan '舉')
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)
jǔ verb to suggest
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 提出 (Guoyu '舉' v 3)
jǔ verb to fly
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 飞 (Guoyu '舉' v 5)
jǔ verb to bear / to give birth
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 生育 (Guoyu '舉' v 6)
jǔ noun actions / conduct
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 行为 or 动作 (Guoyu '舉' n 1)
jǔ noun a successful candidate
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: An abbreviation for 举人 (Guoyu '舉' n 2)
jǔ verb to raise an example
Domain: Buddhism 佛教 , Subdomain: Chan School
Notes: 举 introduces koans in Chan texts, such as 碧巖錄 ”The Blue Cliff Record” (FGDB '舉'; T 2003, Scroll 1)

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惊人之举(驚人之舉) to astonish people (with a miraculous feat)
举事(舉事) to rise in revolt
举足轻重(舉足輕重) play a key role / influential
豪举(豪舉) a heroic act / chivalrous behavior ; an ostentatious act
柏举之战(柏舉之戰) Baiju war of 506 BC, in which Wu scored a crushing victory over Chu
举世闻名(舉世聞名) world famous
制举(制舉) process for selecting talented people
一举两得(一舉兩得) one move, two gains / two birds with one stone
普通选举(普通選舉) universal suffrage
举手之劳(舉手之勞) the exertion of lifting one's hand / a very slight effort
举国(舉國) the entire country
按兵不举(按兵不舉) to hold back the troops and stay put
选举法(選舉法) election law
一举(一舉) one action ; in one stroke
举起(舉起) to heave / to lift / to raise up / to uphold
差额选举(差額選舉) competitive election (i.e. with more candidates than seats)
盛举(盛舉) grand event / magnificent undertaking
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
一举二得(一舉二得) to achieve two objectives with one move
善举(善舉) meritorious deed / benevolent act
总统选举(總統選舉) presidential election
孟光举案(孟光舉案) raising the tray to Meng Guang / mutual respect in a marriage
抬举(抬舉) to lift up / to elevate somebody / to honor (with compliments, gifts, promotions etc) / to show great regard / to speak highly
百端待举(百端待舉) a thousand things remain to be done / numerous tasks remain to be undertaken
举例(舉例) to give an example
首倡义举(首倡義舉) to initiate / to inaugurate
不识抬举(不識抬舉) fail to appreciate somebody's kindness / not know how to appreciate favors
选举委员会(選舉委員會) Election Committee (Hong Kong)
列举(列舉) to list / to enumerate
间接选举(間接選舉) indirect election
武举(武舉) successful candidate in the military examination ; military examination
一举成功(一舉成功) success at one go / to succeed at the first attempt
举哀(舉哀) to weap aloud at a funeral ; to handle funeral arrangements
举行(舉行) to hold (a meeting, elections, etc)
纲举目张(綱舉目張) if you lift the headrope the meshes spread open / take care of the big things and the little things will take care of themselves
百废待举(百廢待舉) many things waiting to be done / a thousand things to do
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
标举(標舉) to raise / to lift
推举(推舉) to elect / to choose ; to bench press
多此一举(多此一舉) to add one more than necessary
不可枚举(不可枚舉) innumerable
举发(舉發) to expose (e.g., wrongdoing) / to accuse (in court) / to impeach / to denounce
手举(手舉) a salute / hands raised
遐举(遐舉) to go a long way away
齐眉举案(齊眉舉案) to lift the tray to eyebrow level / mutual respect in a marriage
多党选举(多黨選舉) multiparty election
共襄善举(共襄善舉) to cooperate in a charity project

Also contained in

直贡噶举、举一明三、掉举、举钵罗汉

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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: 141
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: 78
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

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
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
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
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
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
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
不能举 (不能舉) 堯不能舉 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 文公 Lord Wen — count: 2