Chinese word dictionary

举荐

jǔ jiàn · to recommend

Practice word

Word information

Simplified举荐

Traditional舉薦

Pinyinjǔ jiàn

Part of speechDictionary

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

举jǔ

to raise; to recommend; to praise

荐jiàn

to recommend; to recur, to repeat

How to learn 举荐

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

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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; variant of 舉|举[ju3]

举办jǔbàn

to conduct; to hold (an event)

举例jǔlì

to give an example

举行jǔxíng

to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc)

推荐tuījiàn

to recommend; recommendation

举动jǔdòng

act; action; activity; move; movement