荐举
荐举薦舉 jiàn jǔ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄩˇ zin3 geoi2
- to propose (for a job)
- to nominate
- to recommend
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More words with these characters
荐
- 推荐推薦 tuī jiàn ㄊㄨㄟ ㄐㄧㄢˋ teoi1 zin3 to recommend
- 力荐力薦 lì jiàn ㄌㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ lik6 zin3 to strongly recommend
- 引荐引薦 yǐn jiàn ㄧㄣˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ jan5 zin3 to recommend sb; to give a referral
- 自荐自薦 zì jiàn ㄗˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ zi6 zin3 to recommend oneself (for a job)
- 举荐舉薦 jǔ jiàn ㄐㄩˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ geoi2 zin3 to recommend
- 草荐草薦 cǎo jiàn ㄘㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ cou2 zin3 straw mattress
Idioms with these characters
- 饥馑荐臻饑饉薦臻 jī jǐn jiàn zhēn ㄐㄧ ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄓㄣ gei1 gan2 zin3 zeon1 famine repeats unceasingly (idiom, from Book of Songs)
- 毛遂自荐毛遂自薦 Máo Suì zì jiàn ㄇㄠˊ ㄙㄨㄟˋ ㄗˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ mou4 seoi6 zi6 zin3 Mao Sui recommends himself (idiom); to offer one's services (in the style of Mao Sui offering his services to king of Chu 楚 of the Warring states)
- 祁奚之荐祁奚之薦 Qí Xī zhī jiàn ㄑㄧˊ ㄒㄧ ㄓ ㄐㄧㄢˋ kei4 hai4 zi1 zin3 Qi Xi's recommendation (idiom); recommending the best person for the job independent of factional loyalty
- 章甫荐履章甫薦履 zhāng fǔ jiàn lǚ ㄓㄤ ㄈㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄌㄩˇ zoeng1 fu2 zin3 lei5 court crown beneath straw shoe (idiom); everything turned upside down
- 百端待举百端待舉 bǎi duān dài jǔ ㄅㄞˇ ㄉㄨㄢ ㄉㄞˋ ㄐㄩˇ baak3 dyun1 doi6 geoi2 a thousand things remain to be done (idiom)
- 百废待举百廢待舉 bǎi fèi dài jǔ ㄅㄞˇ ㄈㄟˋ ㄉㄞˋ ㄐㄩˇ baak3 fai3 doi6 geoi2 many things waiting to be done (idiom)
- 不可枚举不可枚舉 bù kě méi jǔ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄇㄟˊ ㄐㄩˇ bat1 ho2 mui4 geoi2 innumerable (idiom)
- 多此一举多此一舉 duō cǐ yī jǔ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄘˇ ㄧ ㄐㄩˇ do1 ci2 jat1 geoi2 to do more than is required (idiom); superfluous
- 纲举目张綱舉目張 gāng jǔ mù zhāng ㄍㄤ ㄐㄩˇ ㄇㄨˋ ㄓㄤ gong1 geoi2 muk6 zoeng1 if you lift the headrope the meshes spread open (idiom)