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举措 (jǔ cuò) — measure, move, action

Definition

举措 refers to a major policy or organizational measure, more formal and larger in scope than the everyday 动作 or 行动. Close to 措施, but stresses the decision or move itself rather than the concrete step.

noun
measuremoveaction
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 举措。
    Zhèng fǔ tuī chū le xīn de jīng jì jǔ cuò lái cì jī zēng zhǎng.
    The government has launched new economic measures to stimulate growth.
  • 举措。
    Zhè ge jǔ cuò duì gǎi shàn jiāo tōng zhuàng kuàng hěn yǒu bāng zhù.
    This measure is very helpful for improving traffic conditions.
  • 举措。
    Gōng sī zhèng zài zhì dìng xià yí bù de jǔ cuò.
    The company is formulating its next move.

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jǔaction
措cuòarrangement

举 and 措 both concern doing or arranging something, so it means a measure or action.

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 →

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
扌Written in full as手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
昔
昔xī措cuò
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The left side 扌 shows a hand, and the right side 昔 gives the sound; together they form 措.

Open 措 →
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