HSK 3 · Building & Founding

举办

jǔ bàn

to hold (an event)

Stroke order of 举办

2 characters, 13 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

举 · 9 strokes 办 · 4 strokes

Memory trick

Hands lifting (举) and handling (办) things: to hold an event.

Parts: 举 lift (with 手 hand below); 办 handle

The characters in 举办

举 jǔ — to raise; to lift (9 strokes)
办 bàn — to do; to handle (4 strokes)

Example sentence

学校举办了运动会。

The school held a sports meet.

Words with 举

举手to raise one's hand 举to raise; to lift 举行to hold (an event)

Words with 办

办公室office 怎么办what to do 办法way; method 办to do; to handle 办理to handle; to deal with

More words: Building & Founding

发动to start; to launch 建to build 建成to complete (building)建立to establish 建设to build; construction 成立to found; to establish 设立to set up 设计to design; design 开发to develop 开放to open; open 开展to carry out; to launch 展开to unfold; to launch 创造to create 产生to produce; to arise 造成to cause 发生to happen

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