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此举 (cǐ jǔ) — this action, this move, this undertaking

Definition

A formal, written term for 'this action/move,' used in reports, news, and official contexts to refer back to something just mentioned. More formal than everyday alternatives like 这个做法.

noun
this actionthis movethis undertaking

Examples

  • 此举。
    cǐ jǔ Dé dào le dà jiā de yí zhì zhī chí.
    This move received unanimous support from everyone.
  • 此举。
    Gōng sī cǐ jǔ shì wèi le tí gāo xiào lǜ.
    The company's action is aimed at improving efficiency.
  • 此举。
    cǐ jǔ Yǐn qǐ le shè huì gè jiè de guǎng fàn guān zhù.
    This undertaking has drawn widespread attention from all sectors of society.

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.

此cǐthis
举jǔaction; undertaking

此举 joins 此, this, with 举, action or undertaking, to mean this move or act.

Characters in this word

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

此 shows 止 (feet) and 人 (person), drawing a person stopping, to mean 'this' or 'here.'

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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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