舉手

See also: 举手

Chinese
 
to lift; to hold up; to cite; to enumerate; to act; to raise; to choose; to elect
 hand; convenient; ‑er
trad. (舉手) 舉 手
simp. (举手) 举 手

Pronunciation

Verb

舉手

  1. to raise one's hand (to do work; especially in expressions to denote something is as easy as raising one's hands)
  2. to put up one's hand (to signal agreement or enquiry)
    那邊有人舉手。 / 那边有人举手。  ―  Nàbiān yǒurén jǔshǒu.  ―  Someone's put up their hand there.
    舉手表決 / 举手表决  ―  jǔshǒu biǎojué  ―  to vote by a show of hands

Derived terms

Synonyms
  • (to raise one's hand): (Min Nan) 揭手
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