







举纲持领 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to grasp the key points”. To seize the essentials; to get to the crux of the matter. Literally, “lift the main rope (of a net), hold the collar (of a garment)”.

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Open the tool →举纲持领 (jǔ gāng chí lǐng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to grasp the key points”.
举纲持领 is pronounced jǔ gāng chí lǐng in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 举纲持领 means “lift the main rope (of a net), hold the collar (of a garment)”. It is used to mean “to grasp the key points”.
举:提出;纲:网的总绳;领:衣领。提起网的总绳,网眼就张开了;提起衣领一抖,衣服就顺了。比喻办事要抓住关键