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举出 (jǔ chū) — to enumerate, to itemize, to cite (as an example)

Definition

举出 means 'to cite, to itemize, to enumerate' — used when you bring up specific items (examples, evidence, data) one by one to support a point. The verb separates: 举出 + Object, e.g. 举出例子.

verb
to enumerateto itemizeto cite (as an example)

Examples

  • 举出。
    Qǐng jǔ chū jǐ gè lì zi.
    Please cite a few examples.
  • 举出。
    Tā jǔ chū le hěn duō shù jù lái zhī chí tā de guān diǎn.
    He cited a lot of data to support his point.
  • 举出？
    Nǐ néng jǔ chū yì xiē xiāng guān de wén xiàn ma?
    Can you cite some relevant literature?

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

举jǔraise
出chūout

举 means raise or cite and 出 out; together they mean to bring examples out.

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.

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

出 combines 止 (foot) and 凵 (cave) to show a foot stepping out of a cave.

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