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jǔ 举 shì 世 zhǔ 瞩 mù 目

举世瞩目 jǔ shì zhǔ mù

to attract worldwide attention; in the international spotlight

Literally: whole world fix eyes

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Origin

Descriptive; no single source story. 举世 (the whole world) is a classical phrase from the Chuci; the compound is modern journalistic usage.

How to use it

Attributive or predicate; positive, formal. Often 举世瞩目的成就.

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  1. 中国的航天事业取得了举世瞩目的成就。
    Zhōngguó de hángtiān shìyè qǔdé le jǔ shì zhǔ mù de chéngjiù.
    China's space program has achieved accomplishments that attract worldwide attention.
    China (attributive particle) spaceflight undertaking obtain (aspect particle) whole world fix eyes (attributive particle) achievement
  2. 这场峰会举世瞩目，来自一百多个国家的代表出席了会议。
    Zhè chǎng fēnghuì jǔ shì zhǔ mù, láizì yìbǎi duō gè guójiā de dàibiǎo chūxí le huìyì.
    This summit drew the eyes of the world, with delegates from more than a hundred countries attending.
    this (measure) summit whole world fix eyes, come-from one hundred more (measure) country (attributive particle) delegate attend (aspect particle) meeting

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