Chinese word dictionary

举重

jǔzhòng · to lift weights; weight-lifting (sports)

Practice word

Word information

Simplified举重

Traditional舉重

Pinyinjǔzhòng

Part of speech名

HSK 3.07-9

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

重zhòng

heavy, weighty; to double, to repeat

How to learn 举重

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.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

重要zhòngyào

important; significant; major

重chóng

to repeat; repetition; again; re-; classifier: layer

重新chóngxīn

again; once more; re-

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