举重 meaning in English

jǔzhòng

to lift weights; weight-lifting (sports)

HSK 7-9nounTraditional 舉重18 strokes

Meaning of 举重

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

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

举重 in example sentences

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

我wǒ每měi隔gé一yī天tiān就jiù跟gēn一yí个gè好hǎo朋péng友yǒu一yì起qǐ去qù,我wǒ们men一yì起qǐ一yī边biān谈tán话huà一yī边biān举jǔ重zhòng。
Every other day I go with a friend; we lift weights whilst chatting together.
快kuài要yào考kǎo试shì的de时shí候hòu,举jǔ重zhòng真zhēn的de消xiāo愁chóu解jiě闷mèn,再zài说shuō对duì身shēn体tǐ和hé精jīng神shén都dōu很hěn好hǎo。
When you're about to have exams, lifting weights really does relieve stress, and it's also good for your mind and body.

Stroke order for each character

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举 jǔ · to lift · 9 strokes

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重 zhòng · heavy · 9 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 举重.

重要zhòngyàoimportant; significant; major
重新chóngxīnagain; once more; re-
重复chóngfùto repeat; to duplicate
重点zhòngdiǎnto recount (e.g. results of election); to re-evaluate
举行jǔxíngto hold (a meeting, ceremony etc)
重视zhòngshìto attach importance to sth; to value
举手jǔshǒuto raise a hand; to put up one's hand (as signal)
重大zhòngdàgreat; important
举办jǔbànto conduct; to hold (an event)
严重yánzhònggrave; serious; severe; critical
重量zhòngliàngweight
体重tǐzhòngbody weight

Questions about 举重

What does 举重 mean?

举重 (jǔzhòng) means "to lift weights; weight-lifting (sports)" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 举重?

举重 is made of 2 characters: 举 (9 strokes), 重 (9 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.

Is 举重 an HSK word?

Yes. 举重 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 举重 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 举重 is written 舉重.