擧〔举〕 {jǔ}

1. to lift
2. to hold up
3. to cite
4. to enumerate
5. to act
6. to raise
7. to choose
8. to elect
9. act
10. move
11. deed

舉〔举〕 geoi² {jǔ}

1. to lift
2. to hold up
3. to cite
4. to enumerate
5. to act
6. to raise
7. to choose
8. to elect
9. act
10. move
11. deed

舉行〔举-〕 geoi² hang⁴ {jǔ xíng}

to host

舉辦〔举办〕 geoi² baan⁶ {jǔ bàn}

1. to conduct
2. to hold

舉報〔举报〕 geoi² bou³ {jǔ bào}

1. to report (malefactors to the police)
2. to denounce

舉步〔举-〕 geoi² bou⁶ {jǔ bù}

(literary) to move forward

舉杯〔举-〕 geoi² bui¹ {jǔ bēi}

1. to toast sb (with wine etc)
2. to drink a toast

舉措〔举-〕 geoi² cou³ {jǔ cuò}

1. to move
2. to act
3. action
4. decision
5. conduct
6. manner

舉重〔举-〕 geoi² cung⁵ {jǔ zhòng}

1. to lift weights
2. weight-lifting (sports)

舉動〔举动〕 geoi² dung⁶ {jǔ dòng}

1. act
2. action
3. activity
4. move
5. movement

舉凡〔举-〕 geoi² faan⁴ {jǔ fán}

1. such things as ...
2. examples including ... (etc)
3. without exception
4. every
5. any

舉發〔举发〕 geoi² faat³ {jǔ fā}

1. to expose (e.g., wrongdoing)
2. to accuse (in court)
3. to impeach
4. to denounce

舉火〔举-〕 geoi² fo² {jǔ huǒ}

(literary) to light a fire

舉家〔举-〕 geoi² gaa¹ {jǔ jiā}

the whole family

舉架〔举-〕 geoi² gaa³ {jǔ jià}

(dialect) height of a house

舉國〔举国〕 geoi² gwok³ {jǔ guó}

the entire country

舉行〔举-〕 geoi² hang⁴ {jǔ xíng}

to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc)

舉起〔举-〕 geoi² hei² {jǔ qǐ}

1. to heave
2. to lift
3. to raise up
4. to uphold

舉人〔举-〕 geoi² jan⁴ {jǔ rén}

1. graduate
2. successful candidate in the imperial provincial examination

舉業〔举业〕 geoi² jip⁶ {jǔ yè}

preparatory literary studies for imperial examination

舉用〔举-〕 geoi² jung⁶ {jǔ yòng}

to select the best (for a job)

舉例〔举-〕 geoi² lai⁶ {jǔ lì}

to give an example

舉目〔举-〕 geoi² muk⁶ {jǔ mù}

1. to look
2. to raise one's eyes

舉世〔举-〕 geoi² sai³ {jǔ shì}

1. throughout the world
2. world ranking (e.g. first)

舉手〔举-〕 geoi² sau² {jǔ shǒu}

1. to raise a hand
2. to put up one's hand (as signal)

舉債〔举债〕 geoi² zaai³ {jǔ zhài}

1. to raise a loan
2. to borrow money

舉止〔举-〕 geoi² zi² {jǔ zhǐ}

1. bearing
2. manner
3. mien

舉薦〔举荐〕 geoi² zin³ {jǔ jiàn}

to recommend

舉證〔举证〕 geoi² zing³ {jǔ zhèng}

to offer evidence

舉中指〔举--〕 geoi² zung¹ zi² {jǔ zhōng zhǐ}

sticking up the middle finger

舉報者〔举报-〕 geoi² bou³ ze² {jǔ bào zhě}

1. informer
2. snitch

舉隅法〔举--〕 geoi² jyu⁴ faat³ {jǔ yù fǎ}

synecdoche

舉腳贊成〔举脚赞-〕 geoi² goek³ zaan³ sing⁴ {jǔ jiǎo zàn chéng}

total support; complete agreement

舉不勝舉〔举-胜举〕 geoi² bat¹ sing¹ geoi² {jǔ bù shèng jǔ}

too numerous to list (idiom); innumerable

舉步維艱〔举-维艰〕 geoi² bou⁶ wai⁴ gaan¹ {jǔ bù wéi jiān}

to make progress only with great difficulty (idiom)

舉國上下〔举国--〕 geoi² gwok³ soeng⁶ haa⁶ {jǔ guó shàng xià}

1. the entire nation
2. the whole country, from the leadership to the rank and file

舉行婚禮〔举--礼〕 geoi² hang⁴ fan¹ lai⁵ {jǔ xíng hūn lǐ}

to celebrate a wedding

舉行會談〔举-会谈〕 geoi² hang⁴ wui⁶ taam⁴ {jǔ xíng huì tán}

1. to hold talks
2. to take part in discussions with

舉一反三〔举---〕 geoi² jat¹ faan² saam¹ {jǔ yī fǎn sān}

1. to raise one and infer three
2. to deduce many things from one case (idiom)

舉棋不定〔举---〕 geoi² kei⁴ bat¹ ding⁶ {jǔ qí bù dìng}

1. to hesitate over what move to make (idiom); to waver
2. to shilly-shally

舉例來說〔举-来说〕 geoi² lai⁶ loi⁴ syut³ {jǔ lì lái shuō}

for example

舉目無親〔举-无亲〕 geoi² muk⁶ mou⁴ can¹ {jǔ mù wú qīn}

1. to look up and see no-one familiar (idiom); not having anyone to rely on
2. without a friend in the world

舉案齊眉〔举-齐-〕 geoi² on³ cai⁴ mei⁴ {jǔ àn qí méi}

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

舉世聞名〔举-闻-〕 geoi² sai³ man⁶ ming⁴ {jǔ shì wén míng}

world-famous (idiom)

舉世無雙〔举-无双〕 geoi² sai³ mou⁴ soeng¹ {jǔ shì wú shuāng}

1. unrivaled (idiom); world number one
2. unique
3. unequaled

舉世矚目〔举-瞩-〕 geoi² sai³ zuk¹ muk⁶ {jǔ shì zhǔ mù}

to receive worldwide attention

舉手投足〔举---〕 geoi² sau² tau⁴ zuk¹ {jǔ shǒu tóu zú}

1. lit. to lift a hand or move a leg (idiom); very easy
2. no effort at all

舉手之勞〔举--劳〕 geoi² sau² zi¹ lou⁴ {jǔ shǒu zhī láo}

1. lit. the exertion of lifting one's hand (idiom)
2. fig. a very slight effort

舉足輕重〔举-轻-〕 geoi² zuk¹ hing¹ cung⁵ {jǔ zú qīng zhòng}

1. a foot's move sways the balance (idiom); to hold the balance of power
2. to play the decisive role

舉賢良對策〔举贤-对-〕 geoi² jin⁴ loeng⁴ deoi³ caak³ {jǔ xián liáng duì cè}

Treatise 134 BC by Han dynasty philosopher Dong Zhongshu 董仲舒