举起

jǔ qǐ · ju qi

Traditional 舉起

Meaning

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

In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)能(néng)举(jǔ)起(qǐ)这(zhè)块(kuài)石(shí)头(tou)吗(ma)?

Can you lift this stone?

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CN · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)尝(cháng)试(shì)将(jiāng)箱(xiāng)子(zi)举(jǔ)起(qǐ),但(dàn)发(fā)现(xiàn)举(jǔ)不(bu)动(dòng)。

She tried to lift the box, but found it impossible.

Tatoeba: Chinese by DaoSeng · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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