舉
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jǔ · to raise

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16Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 舉

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Example sentences

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Nǐ de jǔ zhǐ bú shì hěn hǎo.你的舉止不是很好。

Your manners aren't very good.

Source: Tatoeba #842319 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā jǔ qǐ le tā de shǒu.他舉起了他的手。

He raised his hands.

Source: Tatoeba #825966 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā jǔ qǐ tā de shǒu.他舉起他的手。

He raised his hand.

Source: Tatoeba #819480 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Cóng nǐ de jǔ zhǐ kàn dé chū lái, nǐ yòu zài yòng le.從你的舉止看得出來,你又在用了。

I can tell from the way you act that you're using again.

Source: Tatoeba #13849246 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nà jiàn shì qíng shǐ tā yì jǔ chéng míng.那件事情使他一舉成名。

That affair made him famous.

Source: Tatoeba #846017 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ wú fǎ jǔ qǐ wǒ de yòu shǒu bì.我無法舉起我的右手臂。

I can't lift my right arm.

Source: Tatoeba #848768 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 舉 in context

  1. Say jǔ, then recall the core meaning: to raise.
  2. Write all 16 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 舉 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.