举手

舉手

jǔshǒu

verb HSK 2 #5,949

Meanings

1 to raise one's hand

Characters

Examples

请举手回答问题。

Qǐng jǔshǒu huídá wèntí.

Please raise your hand to answer the question.

同意的人请举手。

Tóngyì de rén qǐng jǔshǒu.

Those who agree, please raise your hand.

他举手问了一个问题。

Tā jǔshǒu wèn le yí gè wèntí.

He raised his hand and asked a question.

Tips

culture

举手之劳 — 'the effort of raising a hand' means a trivially easy favor.

Stroke Order

举 jǔ

手 shǒu