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检举 (jiǎn jǔ) — to report (an offense); to inform against (a perpetrator)

Definition

检举 (jiǎnjǔ) means to formally report a wrongdoing or offender to the authorities. It emphasizes an official accusation, stronger than casual 报告. Often pairs with 揭发 for exposing misconduct.

verb
to report (an offense)to inform against (a perpetrator)

Examples

  • 检举。
    Tā zhǔ dòng jiǎn jǔ le gōng sī nèi bù de fǔ bài xíng wéi.
    He voluntarily reported the corrupt behavior within the company.
  • 检举。
    Zhè wèi shì mín jiǎn jǔ le yì qǐ dào qiè àn.
    This citizen reported a theft case.
  • 检举。
    Nì míng jiǎn jǔ shì bǎo hù jǔ bào rén de cháng jiàn fāng shì.
    Anonymous reporting is a common way to protect whistleblowers.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

检jiǎnexpose
举jǔreport

"检" points to checking or exposing and "举" points to reporting, together meaning to report an offense.

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 檢; 检 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mù
Sound part声符shēngfú
僉
僉qiān檢jiǎn
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 檢 pairs 木 (wood) with 僉 as a sound part; it may originally have pictured a blade on top of a wooden spear. The simplified 检 is a later shorthand.

Open 检 →

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 →
Appears in
Crime & Police

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