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一举 (yī jǔ) — (noun) a single action, a move; (adverb) in one go, at one stroke, in a single move

Definition

一举 is set, often before a verb, meaning 'in one move' or 'in a single stroke' — a decisive action that achieves the result at once. Unlike 一口气 (continuous effort without stopping), 一举 emphasizes the single decisive act.

noun
a single actiona move
adverb
in one goat one strokein a single move

Examples

  • 一举，。
    Zhè yī jǔ fēi cháng guān jiàn, jué dìng le bǐ sài de shèng fù.
    This move was crucial and decided the outcome of the match.
  • 一举。
    Tā yī jǔ ná xià le sān gè xiàng mù de guàn jūn.
    He won championships in three events in one go.
  • 一举。
    Gōng sī yī jǔ tuī chū le wǔ kuǎn xīn chǎn pǐn.
    The company launched five new products at one stroke.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

一yīone
举jǔaction

一 means one and 举 means a lifting or action, so it denotes a single move.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

一 is drawn as one horizontal stroke, marking the number one.

Open 一 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 舉; 举 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
手手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
與
與yǔ舉jǔ
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 舉 pairs 與, which gives the sound, with 手, a hand; the simplified 举 is a later shorthand.

Open 举 →
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