舉手

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See also: 举手 and 挙手

Chinese

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

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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

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