举重 jǔzhòng to lift weights
to lift weights; weight-lifting (sports)
How to remember 举重: 举 lift + 重 heavy = to lift weights.
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How it is used
- The sport of weightlifting - 举重比赛 (jǔzhòng bǐsài) a weightlifting competition, 举重运动员 (jǔzhòng yùndòngyuán) a weightlifter.
- A fixed sports term; for lifting weights as gym exercise you'd more likely say 举铁 (jǔtiě, colloquial 'pump iron') or 练举重.