举措

• Pinyin: jǔ cuò
• Hanzi breakdown: 举 = 兴 simplified (raise/action); 措 = 扌 + 昔 (arrange/place)

Meaning

Measure; action; policy step. A specific, deliberate action or initiative taken to address a situation, especially at a policy or institutional level.

A formal term used in government, policy, and business discourse for concrete actions. More elevated than 措施 and typically implies high-level, considered decisions with clear intent.

Examples

1. 政府出台了一系列举措，旨在有效刺激国内经济尽快复苏。 The government introduced a series of measures aimed at effectively stimulating the domestic economy and speeding up the recovery.
2. 这项举措一经宣布便得到了社会各界的广泛支持与积极响应。 As soon as the measure was announced, it received broad support and an active response from all sectors of society.
3. 面对粮食短缺的潜在危机，相关部门迅速采取了多项应对举措。 Facing the potential crisis of a food shortage, the relevant departments quickly adopted multiple countermeasures.

Usage Guide

Context: government, policy, business

Tone: neutral

Do Say

• 这一举措有效缓解了长期困扰市区居民的交通拥堵问题。(This measure effectively alleviated the traffic congestion problem that had long troubled city residents.)
• 监管机构宣布了数项旨在稳定金融市场的关键举措。(The regulatory authority announced several key measures aimed at stabilising the financial market.)

Don't Say

• 我采取了一些举措来整理房间 — 举措 sounds far too formal for household tasks; use 措施 or 步骤 for everyday actions

Origin & History

举 (action/initiative) + 措 (arrange/put in place)

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal