Chinese Character Dictionary

举手

jŭ shŏu

to raise a hand

举手之劳

jŭ shŏu zhī láo

as easy as lifting one's hand (idiom); no effort at all

举手投足

jŭ shŏu tóu zú

lit. to lift a hand or move a leg (idiom); very easy

举措

jŭ cuò

to move

举杯

jŭ bēi

to toast sb (with wine etc)

举案齐眉

jŭ àn qí méi

lit. to lift the tray to eyebrow level (idiom); mutual respect in a marriage

举棋不定

jŭ qí bù dìng

to hesitate over what move to make (idiom); to waver

举业

jŭ yè

preparatory literary studies for imperial examination

举止

jŭ zhĭ

bearing

举步

jŭ bù

(literary) to move forward

举步维艰

jŭ bù wéi jiān

to make progress only with great difficulty (idiom)

举火

jŭ huŏ

(literary) to light a fire

举用

jŭ yòng

to select the best (for a job)

举发

jŭ fā

to expose (e.g., wrongdoing)

举目

jŭ mù

to look

举目无亲

jŭ mù wú qīn

to look up and see no-one familiar (idiom); not having anyone to rely on

举荐

jŭ jiàn

to recommend

举行

jŭ xíng

to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc)

举行婚礼

jŭ xíng hūn lĭ

to celebrate a wedding

举行会谈

jŭ xíng huì tán

to hold talks

举证

jŭ zhèng

to offer evidence

举贤良对策

jŭ xián liáng duì cè

Treatise 134 BC by Han dynasty philosopher Dong Zhongshu 董仲舒

举起

jŭ qĭ

to heave

举足轻重

jŭ zú qīng zhòng

a foot's move sways the balance (idiom); to hold the balance of power

举办

jŭ bàn

to conduct

举重

jŭ zhòng

to lift weights

举隅法

jŭ yù fă

synecdoche

旧

jiù

old

旧事

jiù shì

old affair

旧五代史

Jiù Wŭ dài shĭ

History of the Five Dynasties (between Tang and Song), eighteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shí sì Shĭ], compiled under Xue Juzheng 薛居正[Xuē Jū zhèng] in 974 during Northern Song 北宋[Bĕi Sòng], 10 scrolls

旧交

jiù jiāo

old friend

旧例

jiù lì

old rules

旧俗

jiù sú

former custom

旧制

jiù zhì

old system

旧制度

jiù zhì dù

old system

旧前

jiù qián

in the past

旧友

jiù yŏu

old friend

旧名

jiù míng

former name

旧唐书

Jiù Táng shū

History of the Early Tang Dynasty, sixteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shí sì Shĭ], compiled under Liu Xu 劉昫|刘昫[Liú Xù] in 94 during Later Jin 後晉|后晋[Hòu Jìn] of the Five Dynasties, 200 scrolls

旧国

jiù guó

old capital

旧地

jiù dì

once familiar places

旧地重游

jiù dì chóng yóu

to revisit old haunts (idiom); down memory lane

旧址

jiù zhĭ

former site

旧梦

jiù mèng

old dreams

旧大陆

jiù dà lù

the Old World

旧好

jiù hăo

old friendship

旧学

jiù xué

old learning

旧宅

jiù zhái

former residence

旧家

jiù jiā

notable former families

旧居

jiù jū

old residence

旧年

jiù nián

last year

旧式

jiù shì

old style

旧怨

jiù yuàn

old grievance

旧情

jiù qíng

old affection

旧恶

jiù è

old wrong

旧愁新恨

jiù chóu xīn hèn

old worries with new hatred added (idiom); afflicted by problems old and new

旧态

jiù tài

old posture

旧损

jiù sŭn

old and damaged

旧故

jiù gù

old friend

旧教

jiù jiào

old teachings