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舉手

raise a hand

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

ju3shou3 • jǔshǒu

Meaning

Primary

raise a hand

Alternatives

raise one's hand, to raise a hand, raise hand

Mnemonic

When you 舉手 raise a hand, you 舉 lift up your 手 hand and put it in the air.

Usage

舉手 表示 同意

raise a hand to indicate agreement

他 因為 有 問題 而 舉手。

He raised a hand because he had a question.