geoi2舉举
Jyutpinggeoi2
Yalegéui
Definition
To lift, raise, or hold up; also to cite or bring up.
- to lift; to raise; to hold up
- to cite; to bring up; to enumerate
colloquialdaily actionsbody
How it's used
Used primarily in formal contexts or specific physical actions like voting or signaling. In everyday speech, 抬 is more common for the physical act of lifting objects, while 舉 is reserved for abstract concepts like raising a point or specific gestures like raising a hand.
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Common mistake
Do not use 舉 for lifting heavy objects like a box or a chair, as it sounds unnatural; use 抬 instead.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
