Chinese word

举行

Pronunciation

Pinyinjǔ xíng

Meaning

  • verbhold

Example

学校下周举行运动会。xué xiào xià zhōu jǔ xíng yùn dòng huì

The school will hold a sports meet next week.

Illustration for 举行 (hold)

More examples

社区今天举行活动。shè qū jīn tiān jǔ xíng huó dòng

The community is holding an event today.

Core concept

A planned public event moves from being arranged to actually taking place.

Common phrases

  • 举行比赛jǔ xíng bǐ sài

    hold a competition

  • 举行活动jǔ xíng huó dòng

    hold an event

Similar words

开kāi: To open a meeting or gathering and conduct its activities.
办bàn: To arrange and take care of an event, task, or piece of work.
举办jǔ bàn: To plan and hold a large event or organized activity.
组织zǔ zhī: To bring people and resources together to plan and run an activity.

Definition in Chinese

组织并实施某项活动、会议或仪式。zǔ zhī bìng shí shī mǒu xiàng huó dòng huì yì huò yí shì

Word origin

举行 (jǔxíng, "to hold") combines 举 (jǔ, "raise or put forward") + 行 (xíng, "carry out"), giving the image of taking an event up and putting it into action.

Usage tips

  • It is common in announcements for scheduled meetings, ceremonies, and public events, so it marks an organized occasion rather than an everyday action.

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