列举
Traditional: 列舉
liè jǔ HSK 6

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📚 Example Sentences

他列举了三个主要原因。
Tā lièjǔ le sān gè zhǔyào yuányīn.
He listed three main reasons.
报告列举了所有重要数据。
Bàogào lièjǔ le suǒyǒu zhòngyào shùjù.
The report enumerated all the important data.
请列举你的个人优点。
Qǐng lièjǔ nǐ de gèrén yōudiǎn.
Please list your personal strengths.
请列举你的爱好。
Qǐng lièjǔ nǐ de àihào.
Please list your hobbies.
他列举了三个理由。
Tā lièjǔ le sān gè lǐyóu.
He listed three reasons.

💡 Memory Tip

Break down the characters: 列 (liè) means 'to arrange in a row' like a list, and 举 (jǔ) means 'to lift up' or 'to cite.' Think of 'lifting up items to arrange them in a row'—like listing examples to highlight them.

📝 Usage Notes

This word is formal and commonly used in written contexts like essays, reports, academic papers, and speeches. It is less frequent in casual spoken language. It often appears in contexts where evidence, examples, or details are provided to strengthen an explanation.

📖 Grammar Points

Often used with objects like 例子 (examples) or 理由 (reasons). Common patterns: 列举 + object (e.g., 列举例子); 在...中列举 (e.g., 在文章中列举); 列举出 + object. It can be modified by adverbs like 详细 (in detail) or 一一 (one by one).

🏯 Cultural Notes

In Chinese academic and formal writing, 列举 is valued for its clarity and structure, reflecting a cultural emphasis on thoroughness and evidence-based reasoning. It is often used to demonstrate logical thinking and support claims systematically.

🔄 Similar Words

Similar to 列出 (lièchū, to list out, more general) and 罗列 (luóliè, to enumerate, sometimes with a neutral or slightly negative connotation of piling up without analysis). 列举 specifically implies listing for explanatory or illustrative purposes, often in a logical sequence.

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