举行
jǔ xíng
Pinyin

Definition

举行
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jǔ xíng
  1. to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

排行
pái háng
  1. 1 to rank
  2. 2 ranking
  3. 3 seniority (among siblings)
旅行
lu:3 xíng
  1. 1 to travel
  2. 2 journey
  3. 3 trip
  4. 4 CL:趟[tàng],次[cì],個|个[gè]
流行
liú xíng
  1. 1 (of a contagious disease etc) to spread
  2. 2 to propagate
  3. 3 (of a style of clothing, song etc) popular
  4. 4 fashionable
行
háng
  1. 1 row
  2. 2 line
  3. 3 commercial firm
  4. 4 line of business
  5. 5 profession
  6. 6 to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age)
  7. 7 (in data tables) row
  8. 8 (Tw) column
行动
xíng dòng
  1. 1 operation
  2. 2 action
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
  4. 4 to move about
  5. 5 mobile
行为
xíng wéi
  1. 1 action
  2. 2 conduct
  3. 3 behavior
  4. 4 activity
行走
xíng zǒu
  1. 1 to walk
进行
jìn xíng
  1. 1 to advance
  2. 2 to conduct
  3. 3 underway
  4. 4 in progress
  5. 5 to do
  6. 6 to carry out
  7. 7 to carry on
  8. 8 to execute
银行
yín háng
  1. 1 bank
  2. 2 CL:家[jiā],個|个[gè]
一行
yī xíng
  1. 1 party
  2. 2 delegation
上行
shàng xíng
  1. 1 (of trains) up (i.e. towards the capital)
  2. 2 (of river boats) to go against the current
  3. 3 to submit (a document) to higher authorities
下行
xià xíng
  1. 1 (of trains) down (i.e. away from the capital)
  2. 2 (of river boats) to travel downstream
  3. 3 to issue (a document) to lower bureaucratic levels
  4. 4 (of writing on the page) vertical, proceeding from top to bottom
中行
Zhōng háng
  1. 1 abbr. for 中國銀行|中国银行[Zhōng guó Yín háng]
例行
lì xíng
  1. 1 routine (task, procedure etc)
  2. 2 as usual
修行
xiū xíng
  1. 1 to devote oneself to spiritual development (esp. Buddhism or Daoism)
  2. 2 to devote oneself to perfecting one's art or craft
先行
xiān xíng
  1. 1 to precede others
  2. 2 in advance
出行
chū xíng
  1. 1 to go out somewhere (relatively short trip)
  2. 2 to set off on a journey (longer trip)
分行
fēn háng
  1. 1 branch of bank or store
  2. 2 subsidiary bank
前行
qián xíng
  1. 1 (literary) to go forward
可行
kě xíng
  1. 1 feasible

Idioms (20)

一意孤行
yī yì gū xíng
  1. 1 obstinately clinging to one's course (idiom)
  2. 2 willful
  3. 3 one's own way
  4. 4 dogmatic
一目十行
yī mù shí háng
  1. 1 ten lines at a glance (idiom)
  2. 2 to read very rapidly
一言一行
yī yán yī xíng
  1. 1 every word and action (idiom)
三人行，必有我师
sān rén xíng , bì yǒu wǒ shī
  1. 1 lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects of Confucius)
  2. 2 you have sth to learn from everyone
三句话不离本行
sān jù huà bù lí běn háng
  1. 1 to talk shop all the time (idiom)
三思而后行
sān sī ér hòu xíng
  1. 1 think again and again before acting (idiom); consider carefully in advance
三思而行
sān sī ér xíng
  1. 1 think three times then go (idiom); don't act before you've thought it through carefully
三百六十行
sān bǎi liù shí háng
  1. 1 all walks of life (idiom)
  2. 2 every trade
上行下效
shàng xíng xià xiào
  1. 1 subordinates follow the example of their superiors (idiom)
事怕行家
shì pà háng jiā
  1. 1 an expert always produces the best work (idiom)
令行禁止
lìng xíng jìn zhǐ
  1. 1 lit. if he orders you go, he forbids you stop (idiom); fig. to demand exact compliance with instructions
  2. 2 to ensure strictly obedience
倒行逆施
dào xíng nì shī
  1. 1 to go against the tide (idiom); to do things all wrong
  2. 2 to try to turn back history
  3. 3 a perverse way of doing things
兵马未动，粮草先行
bīng mǎ wèi dòng , liáng cǎo xiān xíng
  1. 1 before the troops move, fodder and provisions go first (idiom); logistics comes before military maneuvers
  2. 2 an army marches on its stomach
功完行满
gōng wán xíng mǎn
  1. 1 to fully achieve one's ambitions (idiom)
势在必行
shì zài bì xíng
  1. 1 circumstances require action (idiom); absolutely necessary
  2. 2 imperative
危言危行
wēi yán wēi xíng
  1. 1 upright and plainspoken (idiom)
厉行节约
lì xíng jié yuē
  1. 1 to practice strict economy (idiom)
及时行乐
jí shí xíng lè
  1. 1 to enjoy the present (idiom); to live happily with no thought for the future
  2. 2 make merry while you can
  3. 3 carpe diem
各行其是
gè xíng qí shì
  1. 1 each one does what he thinks is right (idiom)
  2. 2 each goes his own way
多行不义必自毙
duō xíng bù yì bì zì bì
  1. 1 persisting in evil brings about self-destruction (idiom)

Sample Sentences

一是，英国此前与欧盟达成的“脱欧”协议已3次遭英国议会下院投票否决。二是，欧洲议会选举投票23日在英国举行。多个民调显示，保守党支持率大幅落后于新成立的“脱欧党”。
yī shì ，Yīngguó cǐqián yǔ Ōuméng dáchéng de “tuōŌu ”xiéyì yǐ cì zāo Yīngguó yìhuì xiàyuàn tóupiào fǒujué 。èr shì ，ŌuzhōuYìhuì xuǎnjǔ tóupiào rì zài Yīngguó jǔxíng 。duōge míndiào xiǎnshì ，bǎoshǒudǎng zhīchílu:4 dàfú luòhòu yú Xīn chénglì de “tuōŌu dǎng ”。
Firstly "Brexit" agreement reached by the United Kingdom with the European Union has been voted against by the lower house of the British Parliament three times. Secondly the European Parliament election will be held in the United Kingdom on the 23rd. A number of polls show that the Conservative Party’s support rate has lagged by a big margin behind the newly established “Brexit Party”.
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你是说上个月在北京举行的那个田径世锦赛？
nǐ shì shuō shàng ge yuè zài Běijīng jǔxíng de nàge tiánjìng Shìjǐnsài ？
Are you talking about the World Championships in Athletics that was held in Beijing last month?
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上午九点，庆祝中国人民解放军建军九十周年阅兵在朱日和联合训练基地举行。这是新中国成立以来第一次为建军节举行的阅兵，我们看到了抓铁有痕、踏石留印的国防和军队改革带给中国军队的新气象
shàngwǔ jiǔ diǎn ，qìngzhù ZhōngguóRénmínJiěfàngjūn jiàn jūn jiǔshí zhōunián yuèbīng zài Zhūrìhé liánhé xùnliàn jīdì jǔxíng 。zhè shì Xīn Zhōngguó chénglì yǐlái dìyīcì wèi Jiànjūnjié jǔxíng de yuèbīng ，wǒmen kàndào le zhuā tiě yǒu hén 、tà shí liú yìn de guófáng hé jūnduì gǎigé dàigěi Zhōngguó jūnduì de Xīn qìxiàng
At 9 in the morning, the military parade held at Zhurihe and the joint exercises base celebrating the 90th anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army. This is the first time a military inspection has been held on Army Day since the formation of the new China, we see an excellent level of achievement for national defense and the new image that the army reform is bringing to the national troops.
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书上记载说，古代人们为了祛除病疫，在每年的农历五月初五以龙舟竞渡的形式举行部落的图腾祭祀，人们把这一天定为端午节。
shū shàng jìzǎi shuō ，gǔdài rénmen wèile qūchú bìngyì ，zài měinián de nónglì wǔyuè chūwǔ yǐ Lóngzhōu jìngdù de xíngshì jǔxíng bùluò de túténg jìsì ，rénmen bǎ zhè yī tiān dìng wéi duānwǔjié 。
The books say that to ward off epidemics every year on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month people in ancient times would hold tribal totemic ceremonies in the form of racing in dragon boats, and people set this day as Duanwu Festival.
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当地时间八月十八日，冰岛举行追悼会，纪念国内因气候变暖消失的第一座冰川。
dāngdì shíjiān bā yuè shíbā rì ，Bīngdǎo jǔxíng zhuīdàohuì ，jìniàn guónèi yīn qìhòu biànnuǎn xiāoshī de dì yī zuò bīngchuān 。
On August 18th, local time, Iceland held a memorial service to commemorate the first glacier melting in the country due to climate change.
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圣保罗也是巴西的主要城市之一。决赛会在里约举行。
shèngbǎoluó yě shì Bāxī de zhǔyào chéngshì zhīyī 。juésài huì zài lǐyuē jǔxíng 。
Sao Paulo is one of Brazil's major cities. The finals will be held in Rio.
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接下来我们要在纪念碑前举行一个简短的仪式，奏国歌，献花篮，加入中国共青团的同学要在此宣誓。
jiē xiàlái wǒmen yào zài jìniànbēi qián jǔxíng yī gè jiǎnduǎn de yíshì ，zòu guógē ，xiàn huālán ，jiārù Zhōngguó Gòngqīngtuán de tóngxué yào zài cǐ xuānshì 。
Next, in front of the monument we are going to participate in a short ceremony, playing the National Anthem and placing flower baskets. Those students who have entered the Communist Youth League will take their oaths here.
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要举行派对？
yào jǔxíng pàiduì ？
Are you planning a party?
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杀死了巨人以后，小裁缝得意地走进了王宫。国王没办法，只好把公主嫁给了小裁缝。他们在王宫举行了隆重的婚礼。
shā sǐ le jùrén yǐhòu ，xiǎo cáiféng déyì de zǒu jìn le wánggōng 。guówáng méi bànfǎ ，zhǐhǎo bǎ gōngzhǔ jiàgěi le xiǎo cáiféng 。tāmen zài wánggōng jǔxíng le lóngzhòng de hūnlǐ 。
After slaying the giants, the little tailor triumphantly entered the palace. The king had no choice, and had to give the little tailor the princess's hand in marriage. They held a great wedding in the palace.
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举行婚礼就是走过场。
jǔxíng hūnlǐ jiùshì zǒu guòchǎng 。
Having a wedding is just a formality.
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