举世瞩目
jǔ shì zhǔ mù
to hold the attention of the world
Character by character
举jǔ
the whole
the whole
世shì
world
world
瞩zhǔ
fix
fix
目mù
eyes
eyes
Example
中国取得了举世瞩目的成就。
China has achieved things that hold the world’s attention.
Tone: positive (praise).
Usage and origin
A staple of official prose.
Learn this in Lesson 51 · HSK 6: 改革开放 (Reform and opening up)
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