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