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举起 meaning in English

jǔqǐ

to heave; to lift

Traditional 舉起19 strokes

Meaning of 举起

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

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

举起 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

她tā试shì了le试shì举jǔ起qǐ箱xiāng子zi，但dàn举jǔ不bù起qǐ来lái。
She tried to lift the box, but found it impossible.
他tā没méi有yǒu举jǔ起qǐ他tā的de手shǒu。
He did not put up his hand.
玛mǎ丽lì的de背bèi不bù好hǎo, 她tā很hěn难nán把bǎ东dōng西xī举jǔ起qǐ来lái。
Mary has a bad back. It's hard for her to lift things.
他tā举jǔ起qǐ了le他tā的de手shǒu。
He raised his hands.
他tā举jǔ起qǐ他tā的de手shǒu。
He raised his hand.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

举 jǔ · to lift · 9 strokes

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  2. 2
  3. 3
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  9. 9

起 qǐ · to rise · 10 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
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  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10

Related words

Words that share a character with 举起.

一起yīqǐ(in) the same place; together; in company (with)
起来qǐláito stand up; to get up; also pr. [qi3lai2]
对不起duìbuqǐI'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint
起床qǐchuángto get out of bed; to get up
想起xiǎngqǐto recall; to think of
举行jǔxíngto hold (a meeting, ceremony etc)
起飞qǐfēi(of an aircraft or rocket) to take off; to lift off; (fig.) (of an enterprise etc) to star
举手jǔshǒuto raise a hand; to put up one's hand (as signal)
看起来kàn qǐláiseemingly; apparently; looks as if; appears to be; gives the impression that; seems on the
举办jǔbànto conduct; to hold (an event)
了不起liǎobuqǐamazing; terrific
引起yǐnqǐto give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse

Questions about 举起

What does 举起 mean?

举起 (jǔqǐ) means "to heave; to lift".

How do you write 举起?

举起 is made of 2 characters: 举 (9 strokes), 起 (10 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.

How is 举起 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 举起 is written 舉起.