举行
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)Old HSK 4
举行 (jǔxíng) · to hold (a meeting, event etc.)
举行 (jǔxíng) means “to hold (a meeting, event etc.)”. It is written with 2 characters: 举 (to raise) + 行 (OK). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 举行 is built
The characters
举 jǔ · to raise
What 举 is made of
- 兴xìng — interest
- ⺍ — three-stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
Origin hint: 扌 gives the meaning, 舉 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
行 xíng · OK
What 行 is made of
- 彳chì — to step with the left foot
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亍chù — to take small steps
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丁dīng — male adult
Origin hint: To take small steps 亍 with one's feet 彳 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
学校明天举行运动会。Xuéxiào míngtiān jǔxíng yùndònghuì.The school is holding a sports meet tomorrow.
晚会在哪儿举行？Wǎnhuì zài nǎr jǔxíng?Where will the party be held?
Questions about 举行
What does 举行 mean?
举行 (jǔxíng) means “to hold (a meeting, event etc.)”.
How do you pronounce 举行?
举行 is pronounced jǔxíng.
Which HSK level is 举行?
举行 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 举手jǔshǒuto raise one's hand
- 举办jǔbànto hold (an event)
- 举动jǔdòngact
- 举世瞩目jǔshìzhǔmùto attract worldwide attention
- 举足轻重jǔzúqīngzhòngto play a key role
- 列举lièjǔto list
- 选举xuǎnjǔelection
- 一举两得yījǔliǎngdéto kill two birds with one stone
- 举例jǔlìto give an example
- 举jǔto raise
Learn 举行 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 72: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.