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Trad. 舉
- to lift
- to hold up
- to cite
- to enumerate
- to act
- to raise
- to choose
- to elect
- act
- move
- deed
Trad. 推舉
- to nominate as a worthy candidate; to recommend
- to elect; to choose
- (weightlifting) to (clean and) press
Trad. 抬舉
- to lift sth up
- to elevate sb
- to honor sb (with compliments, gifts, promotions etc)
- to show great regard
- to speak highly
- Taiwan pr. [tai2 ju3]
Trad. 托舉
- to lift and support; to hold up (physically)
- (fig.) to support sb (or sth) so that they can grow, develop or succeed
Trad. 武舉
- successful military candidate in the imperial provincial examination
Trad. 壯舉
- magnificent feat
- impressive feat
- heroic undertaking
- heroic attempt
Trad. 舉人
- graduate
- successful candidate in the imperial provincial examination
Trad. 舉凡
- such things as ...
- examples including ... (etc)
- without exception
- every
- any
Trad. 舉發
- to expose (e.g., wrongdoing)
- to accuse (in court)
- to impeach
- to denounce
Trad. 噶舉派
- Geju (Tibetan: transmit word of Buddha) sect of Tibetan Buddhist
Trad. 百端待舉
- a thousand things remain to be done (idiom)
- numerous tasks remain to be undertaken
Trad. 共襄善舉
- to cooperate in a charity project
Trad. 共襄盛舉
- to cooperate on a great undertaking or joint project
Trad. 眾擎易舉
- many hands make light work (idiom)
Trad. 不識抬舉
- fail to appreciate sb's kindness
- not know how to appreciate favors
Trad. 差額選舉
- competitive election (i.e. with more candidates than seats)
Trad. 多此一舉
- to do more than is required (idiom); superfluous
- gilding the lily
Trad. 土洋並舉
- combining native and foreign methods
Trad. 驚人之舉
- to astonish people (with a miraculous feat)
Trad. 一舉一動
- (idiom) every movement; each and every move
Trad. 一舉兩得
- one move, two gains (idiom); two birds with one stone
Trad. 一舉成功
- success at one go
- to succeed at the first attempt
Trad. 舉一反三
- to raise one and infer three
- to deduce many things from one case (idiom)
Trad. 舉不勝舉
- too numerous to list (idiom); innumerable
Trad. 舉世無雙
- unrivaled (idiom); world number one
- unique
- unequaled
Trad. 舉國上下
- the entire nation
- the whole country, from the leadership to the rank and file
Trad. 舉手之勞
- lit. the exertion of lifting one's hand (idiom)
- fig. a very slight effort
Trad. 舉手投足
- one's every movement (idiom)
- comportment
- gestures
Trad. 舉案齊眉
- lit. to lift the tray to eyebrow level (idiom); mutual respect in a marriage
Trad. 舉棋不定
- to hesitate over what move to make (idiom); to waver
- to shilly-shally
Trad. 柏舉之戰
- Battle of Baiju (506 BC), in which Wu 吳|吴[Wu2] scored a crushing victory over Chu 楚[Chu3]
Trad. 舉步維艱
- to make progress only with great difficulty (idiom)
Trad. 舉目無親
- to look up and see no-one familiar (idiom); not having anyone to rely on
- without a friend in the world
Trad. 舉足輕重
- to play a critical role (idiom)
- influential
Trad. 選舉人團
- Electoral College (of the United States)
Trad. 被選舉權
- the right to be elected
- the right to stand for election
Trad. 等額選舉
- non-competitive election (i.e. with as many candidates as there are seats)
- single-candidate election
Trad. 不勝枚舉
- too numerous to mention individually or one by one
Trad. 科舉考試
- imperial examinations (in former times)
Trad. 高舉遠蹈
- to leave office for a high and distant place (idiom); to retire and place oneself above the fray
Trad. 綱舉目張
- if you lift the headrope the meshes spread open (idiom)
- take care of the big things and the little things will take care of themselves
- (of a piece of writing) well-structured and ordered
Trad. 百廢待舉
- many things waiting to be done (idiom)
- a thousand things to do
Trad. 輕舉妄動
- to act blindly without thinking (idiom)
Trad. 舉賢良對策
- Treatise 134 BC by Han dynasty philosopher Dong Zhongshu 董仲舒
Trad. 選舉委員會
- Election Committee (Hong Kong)
Trad. 古今韻會舉要
- "Summary of the Collection of Rhymes Old and New", supplemented and annotated Yuan dynasty version of the no-longer-extant late Song or early Yuan "Collection of Rhymes Old and New" 古今韻會|古今韵会
Trad. 一舉手一投足
- every little move
- every single movement
Trad. 成敗在此一舉
- success or failure depends on this single action; win or lose, it all ends here; this is the make-or-break moment