推
tuī
HSK 4
#505 most
frequent character
to push, to cut, to refuse
verb
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
推 has 扌 hand as meaning part and 隹 zhuī as sound part. It first meant pushing an object, then grew to 'push forward, advance', 'infer, deduce', and 'recommend'.
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Example Sentences
请把门推开。
qǐng bǎ mén tuīkāi 。
Please push the door open.
他推迟了会议的时间。
tā tuīchí le huìyì de shíjiān 。
He postponed the meeting time.
我们需要推选一个新的代表。
wǒmen xūyào tuīxuǎn yígè xīnde dàibiǎo 。
We need to elect a new representative.
Words with similar meanings
促cù
promote
Although '促' has a more active sense of encouraging or accelerating something, it can also relate to pushing something forward.
推迟tuīchí
postpone
This specifically means to push something to a later time, emphasizing the delay aspect.
推举tuījǔ
nominate
It is a specific form of pushing in the context of suggesting someone for a position.
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