举手之劳 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• (lit.) the exertion of lifting one's hand
• (fig.) a very slight effort

Character by character

• 举jǔto raise; to recommend; to praise
• 手shǒuhand
• 之zhīmarks preceding phrase as modifier of following ph
• 劳láoto labor, to toil; to do manual work

Idioms sharing a character

• 一举一动 yī jǔ yī dòng
• 一举两得 yī jǔ liǎng dé
• 一举成名 yī jǔ chéng míng
• 不可枚举 bù kě méi jǔ
• 多此一举 duō cǐ yī jǔ
• 百废待举 bǎi fèi dài jǔ
• 百端待举 bǎi duān dài jǔ
• 众擎易举 zhòng qíng yì jǔ
• 纲举目张 gāng jǔ mù zhāng
• 举一反三 jǔ yī fǎn sān

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