荐举

薦舉
jiànjǔ
  1. to propose (for a job)
  2. to nominate
  3. to recommend

CEDICT

to propose somebody for an office; to recommend; to nominate

Wiktionary

推举。《儒林外史．第七回》：「礼部侍郎徐，为荐举贤才事，奉圣旨，庄尚志着来京引见。」《文明小史．第二○回》：「现在要请几个人先去编起教课书来，就有人把我们两个都荐举在内，目下再过两三天，就要去动手。」也作「荐举」。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 荐 jiàn
  1. to recommend
  2. to offer sacrifice (arch.)
  3. grass
  4. straw mat
=2 举 jǔ variant of 举 jǔ
=2 举 jǔ
  1. to lift
  2. to hold up
  3. to cite
  4. to enumerate
  5. to act
  6. to raise
  7. to choose
  8. to elect
  9. act
  10. move
  11. deed

Related entries

倡言 chàngyán
  1. to propose
  2. to put forward (an idea)
  3. to initiate
创议 chuàngyì
  1. to propose
  2. proposal
建白 jiànbái
  1. to propose
  2. to suggest
  3. to state a view
提请 tíqǐng to propose
提出 tíchū
  1. to raise (an issue)
  2. to propose
  3. to put forward
  4. to suggest
  5. to post (on a website)
  6. to withdraw (cash)
她提出了入學申請。

She made out the application for admission.

Source: Tatoeba

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