| jǔ | to lift/to hold up/to cite/to enumerate/to act/to raise/to choose/to elect |
| 举 | to lift to hold up to cite |
| 举一反三 | to raise one and infer three to deduce many things from one case (idiom) |
| 举不胜举 | too numerous to list (idiom); innumerable |
| 举世 | throughout the world world ranking (e.g. first) |
| 举世无双 | unrivaled (idiom); world number one unique unequaled |
| 举世瞩目 | attract worldwide attention |
| 举世闻名 | (saying) world famous |
| 举事 | stage an uprising |
| 举人 | graduate successful candidate in the imperial provincial examination |
| 举例 | to give an example |
| 举例来说 | for example |
| 举债 | to raise a loan to borrow money |
| 举债筹资 | debt financing |
| 举债经营 | trading on equity; equity trading; financial leverage; gearing |
| 举兵 | raise the standard |
| 举凡 | such as |
| 举办 | to conduct to hold |
| 举动 | act action activity |
| 举发 | to expose (e.g., wrongdoing) to accuse (in court) to impeach |
| 举哀 | wail in mourning |