How to say “hold” in Chinese

举行

jǔxíng

hold, take place (event)

verb · HSK 4 · topic “Sports and wrap-up”

“Hold” in Chinese is 举行, jǔ xíng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

举行 is read jǔ xíng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

jǔ — 3rd tonelow, dipping and rising a little

xíng — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”

How to write it

举

jǔ — raise, lift; hold (an event)

行

xíng — go; be OK

Two readings: xíng in 自行车, and háng, “row, office”, in 银行.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “举行”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 举行. Tap the sound icon to listen.

比赛明天下午在体育馆举行。bǐsàimíngtiānxiàwǔzàitǐyùguǎnjǔxíngThe match will be held tomorrow afternoon in the gym.
大赛什么时候举行？dàsàishénmeshíhoujǔxíngWhen is the tournament?
第十届运动会明年举行。dìshíjièyùndònghuìmíngniánjǔxíngThe tenth sports games will be held next year.
据媒体报道，比赛将在下个月举行。jùméitǐbàodào,bǐsàijiāngzàixiàgeyuèjǔxíngAccording to the media, the competition will take place next month.
会议按预定时间举行huìyìànyùdìngshíjiānjǔxíngThe meeting will be held at the scheduled time.
由于天气原因，运动会延期举行。yóuyútiānqìyuányīn,yùndònghuìyánqījǔxíngBecause of the weather, the sports meet was postponed.

More words from the lesson “The big tournament”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “hold” in Chinese?

“Hold” in Chinese is 举行, pinyin jǔxíng.

What does 举行 mean?

举行 (jǔxíng) means “hold, take place (event)”.

How do you write 举行?

举行 is 2 characters: 举 (jǔ) — raise, lift; hold (an event); 行 (xíng) — go; be OK. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 举行?

举行 is read jǔxíng. Tones: jǔ — third tone, xíng — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“hold” in the lesson “The big tournament”

This word is from the topic “Sports and wrap-up” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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