大举 (dà jǔ) — (adverb) on a large scale, in a big way (before action verbs)

Definition

A formal adverb meaning 'on a large scale / in a big way', placed before an action verb (大举进攻, 大举投资). Suggests deliberate, sweeping action rather than a single event.

adverb
on a large scalein a big way (before action verbs)

Examples

  • 大举。
    Dí rén dà jǔ jìn gōng wǒ men de chéng shì.
    The enemy launched a large-scale attack on our city.
  • 大举。
    Gōng sī dà jǔ tóu zī hǎi wài shì chǎng.
    The company invested heavily in overseas markets.
  • 大举。
    Tā men dà jǔ kuò zhāng yè wù.
    They expanded their business on a large scale.

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.

大dàgreat
举jǔaction

大 'great' and 举 'action' combine to mean acting on a large scale.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The form 大 is a picture of a person standing and facing forward, not of someone stretching their arms.

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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.

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