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举行

jǔ xíng · ju xing

Traditional 舉行

HSK 2Old HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc)
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Holding our own contest

  1. Dengdeng

    学校(xuéxiào)下个月(xiàgèyuè)要(yào)举行(jǔxíng)运动会(yùndònghuì)。

    The school will hold a sports day next month.

  2. Liangliang

    在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)举行(jǔxíng)？

    Where will it be held?

  3. Dengdeng

    在(zài)大(dà)操场(cāochǎng)。你(nǐ)参加(cānjiā)什么(shénme)项目(xiàngmù)？

    On the big sports ground. What event are you joining?

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)参加(cānjiā)……吃(chī)西瓜(xīguā)比赛(bǐsài)。

    I am joining the... watermelon eating contest.

  5. Dengdeng

    运动会(yùndònghuì)没有(méiyǒu)这个(zhège)比赛(bǐsài)吧(ba)？

    There is no such contest on sports day, is there?

  6. Liangliang

    没有(méiyǒu)，所以(suǒyǐ)我(wǒ)要(yào)自己(zìjǐ)举行(jǔxíng)一个(yīgè)。

    No, so I will hold one myself.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

举(jǔ)行(xíng)了(le)一(yì)场(chǎng)欢(huān)送(sòng)会(huì)以(yǐ)纪(jì)念(niàn)琼(Qióng)斯(sī)先(xiān)生(sheng)。

A farewell meeting was held in honor of Mr Jones.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by shekitten · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)问(wèn)老(lǎo)师(shī)：“婚(hūn)礼(lǐ)在(zài)哪(nǎ)里(lǐ)举(jǔ)行(xíng)？”

We asked our teacher: "Where will the wedding be held?"

Tatoeba: Chinese by aeriph · English by aeriph · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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举
jǔ

to lift; to hold up

行
xíng

to walk; to go

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