推 (tuī): to push
推 (tuī) is a Chinese character meaning “to push.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 扌 (semantic) and 隹 (phonetic). It ranks #505 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 推 hand. Its radical form 扌 (hand) appears in many related characters such as 手 (shǒu, hand), 打 (dǎ, hit, make), 找 (zhǎo, to look for).
Definitions
- to push
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 推
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 推荐verb | tuī jiàn | to recommend | 5 |
| 推测verb | tuī cè | speculation | 6 |
| 推销verb | tuī xiāo | to market | 6 |
| 推迟verb | tuī chí | to postpone | 4 |
| 推进verb | tuī jìn | to impel | 5 |
| 推出verb | tuī chū | to push out | 4 |
| 推动verb | tuī dòng | to push (e.g. for acceptance of a plan) | 5 |
| 推广verb | tuī guǎng | to extend | 5 |
| 推行verb | tuī xíng | to implement | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 推翻 | tuī fān | to overthrow |
| 推断 | tuī duàn | to infer |
| 推理 | tuī lǐ | reasoning |
| 推开 | tuī kāi | to push open (a gate etc) |
| 手推车 | shǒu tuī chē | trolley |
| 推倒 | tuī dǎo | to push over |
| 推论 | tuī lùn | to infer |
| 推卸 | tuī xiè | to avoid (esp. responsibility) |
| 推移 | tuī yí | (of time) to elapse |
| 推崇 | tuī chóng | to esteem |
| 推举 | tuī jǔ | to nominate as a worthy candidate |
| 推选 | tuī xuǎn | to elect |
| 推算 | tuī suàn | to calculate |
| 推杆 | tuī gān | push rod or tappet (mechanics) |
| 推辞 | tuī cí | to decline (an appointment, invitation etc) |
推 appears in 100 compound words: 81 as the first character, 17 as the last, and 2 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 推 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (11)
to plan military strategy using a sand table; to conduct a practice run; to do a rehearsal; to run a mock
to do something with the prevailing climate or tendency; to take advantage of the situation
to do something with the prevailing climate or tendency; to take advantage of the situation
Showing 9 of 11 idioms containing 推.
Example Sentences
请推门进去，门没有锁，直接推开就行。
Qǐng tuī mén jìnqu, mén méiyǒu suǒ, zhíjiē tuī kāi jiù xíng.
Please push the door to enter; it's not locked, just push it open.
麦当劳2.23起推全新人气着数套餐 脆辣鸡腿饱餐首次加入 ...
mài dāng láo 2 . 2 3 qǐ tuī quán xīn rén qì zhe shǔ tào cān cuì là jī tuǐ bǎo cān shǒu cì jiā rù . . .
McDonald's launches a new popular set meal from 2.23 Crispy and spicy chicken thighs for the first time ...
最高法院推翻川普关税 美策略专家:反增加中国竞争力
zuì gāo fǎ yuàn tuī fān chuān pǔ guān shuì měi cè lüè zhuān jiā : fǎn zēng jiā zhōng guó jìng zhēng lì
The Supreme Court overturns Trump's tariffs US strategists: anti-increase China's competitiveness
高标准高质量推进雄安新区建设现代化城市丨雄安新区新..
gāo biāo zhǔn gāo zhì liàng tuī jìn xióng ān xīn qū jiàn shè xiàn dài huà chéng shì 丨 xióng ān xīn qū xīn . .
Promote the construction of Xiong'an New Area into a modern city with high standards and high quality丨Xiong'an New Area New:
新春走基层|一把推子藏着消防“传帮带”的暖与刚
xīn chūn zǒu jī céng yī bǎ tuī zǐ zàng zhe xiāo fáng chuán bāng dài de nuǎn yú gāng
Chinese New Year grass-roots level | a pusher hidden fire "pass on the belt" of the warm and just
女生半年卖出800多只点翠大蟑螂,还推出苍蝇胸针、..
nǚ shēng bàn nián mài chū duō zhī diǎn cuì dà 蟑 螂 , hái tuī chū cāng yíng xiōng zhēn . .
The girl half a year sold more than 800 point cui big cockroach, also launched fly brooch,...
有没有什么好菜推介？
Yǒuméiyǒu shénme hǎo cài tuījiè?
What would you recommend we eat?
这位女士是不是推销员？
Zhèwèi nǚshì shìbùshì tuīxiāoyuán?
Is this lady a saleswoman?
你能推荐另一家旅馆吗？
Nǐ néng tuījiàn lìngyī jiā lǚguǎn ma?
Could you recommend another hotel?
你怎么什么责任都往别人身上推？
Nǐ zěnme shénme zérèn dōu wǎng biéren shēnshang tuī?
Why are you pushing all responsibilities to others?
Character Family
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