The sport of lifting heavy metal bars, and also the general activity of training with weights. As a sport it has been in the Olympics for over a hundred years and has two lifts — the snatch, where the bar goes from the floor to over your head in one movement, and the clean and jerk, where you stop at the shoulders first. Taiwan follows Olympic weightlifting closely and has won gold in it.

The sport of lifting heavy metal bars指的是舉起沉重槓鈴的這項運動, and也 also the general activity of training with weights可以泛指用重量訓練身體的活動. As a sport作為一項運動, it它 has been in the Olympics for over a hundred years已經是奧運項目超過一百年了 and分成 has two lifts兩種舉法 — the snatchsnatch（抓舉）, where the bar goes from the floor to over your head in one movement槓鈴一口氣從地上舉到頭頂上, and還有 the clean and jerkclean and jerk（挺舉）, where you stop at the shoulders first會先在肩膀停一下. Taiwan台灣 follows Olympic weightlifting closely密切關注奧運舉重, and也 has won gold in it拿過金牌.

The word is also used much more loosely for ordinary gym training: "I do weightlifting three times a week" just means you lift weights to get stronger, with no competition involved. Some careful speakers would call that "weight training" instead, but almost nobody minds.

The word這個詞 is also used much more loosely也常被更寬鬆地用 for ordinary gym training在一般健身房訓練上: "I do weightlifting three times a week"『I do weightlifting three times a week（我一週練三次weightlifting）』 just means只是說 you lift weights to get stronger你為了變強壯而舉重, with no competition involved沒有比賽的意思. Some careful speakers有些講究的人 would call that "weight training" instead會改稱那個是『weight training（重量訓練）』, but不過 almost nobody minds幾乎沒人在意這個區別.

It works as a normal noun — "weightlifting is hard on the back" — and appears before other nouns too: a weightlifting coach, a weightlifting belt.

It它 works as a normal noun可以當一般名詞使用 — "weightlifting is hard on the back"『weightlifting is hard on the back（舉重對背部很傷）』 — and也 appears before other nouns too會放在其他名詞前面: a weightlifting coach, a weightlifting belta weightlifting coach（舉重教練）、a weightlifting belt（舉重腰帶）.