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举行 (jǔ xíng) — to hold (a meeting, ceremony, event, etc.)

Definition

Used for formal or organized events: meetings, ceremonies, weddings, competitions. 举办 overlaps heavily but leans toward larger planned events; 开会 is just 'have a meeting.'

verb
to hold (a meeting, ceremony, event, etc.)

Examples

  • 举行。
    Míng tiān xué xiào yào jǔ xíng yí gè huó dòng.
    The school is going to hold an event tomorrow.
  • 举行。
    Tā men xià ge yuè jǔ xíng hūn lǐ.
    They are holding a wedding next month.
  • 举行。
    Gōng sī měi nián jǔ xíng yí cì bǐ sài.
    The company holds a competition every year.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

举jǔto act
行xíngto do

Both 举 and 行 mean to act or perform, so together they describe carrying out an event.

Characters in this word

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 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 彳彳chì
  • 亍亍chù

The shape of 行 originally showed a street intersection, even on both sides. Later it became uneven, with 彳 on the left and 亍 on the right.

Open 行 →
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