推 meaning in English

tuī

to push; to cut

HSK 2verb11 strokes

Meaning of 推

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

tuī

to push
to cut
to refuse
to reject
to decline
to shirk (responsibility)
to put off
to delay

How to use 推

推 (tuī) is the everyday verb for pushing something away from you, and it also means putting things off or declining. You will see 推 on doors in China, paired with 拉 (lā, pull). Example: 请推门。(Qǐng tuī mén.) Please push the door.

推 is made of the hand radical 扌 on the left and 隹 (zhuī, a short-tailed bird) on the right. Picture your hand pushing a stubborn bird forward to remember tuī, to push.

Common mistake: Learners often mix up 推 (tuī, push) and 拉 (lā, pull) on doors, so link the hand 扌 plus bird in 推 to pushing outward. Also watch the tone: it is first tone tuī, not tuǐ like 腿 (leg).

推 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

他tā犯fàn规guī了le，因yīn为wèi他tā推tuī倒dào了le对duì方fāng。

He fouled because he pushed over the other player.

我wǒ决jué心xīn要yào推tuī行xíng这zhè个ge计jì划huà。

I'm determined to carry out this plan.

我wǒ需xū要yào助zhù推tuī起qǐ动dòng我wǒ的de车chē。

I need to jump start my car.

他tā把bǎ出chū发fā推tuī时shí到dào明míng天tiān了le。

He has postponed his departure until tomorrow.

当dāng今jīn世shì界jiè需xū推tuī进jìn其qí食shí物wù生shēng产chǎn。

The world today needs to advance its production of food.

Stroke order for each character

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推 tuī · to push · 11 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 推.

推进	tuījìn	to impel; to carry forward
推动	tuīdòng	to push (e.g. for acceptance of a plan); to promote; to give impetus to
推开	tuīkāi	to push open (a gate etc); to push away
推广	tuīguǎng	to extend; to spread
推迟	tuīchí	to postpone; to put off
推销	tuīxiāo	to market; to sell
推行	tuīxíng	to implement; to carry out; to introduce (a policy, system, reform etc); to promote; to ad
推出	tuīchū	to push out; to release
推荐	tuījiàn	to recommend
推测	tuīcè	speculation; to conjecture
推翻	tuīfān	to overthrow
推理	tuīlǐ	reasoning; inference

Questions about 推

What does 推 mean?

推 (tuī) means "to push; to cut" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 推?

推 is made of 1 character: 推 (11 strokes). That is 11 strokes in total.

Is 推 an HSK word?

Yes. 推 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 推 used to mean postpone or put off?

In this sense 推 usually appears in compounds such as 推迟 (tuīchí, to postpone). For example, 会议推迟了 (huìyì tuīchí le) means the meeting was postponed.

What is the difference between 推动 and 推广?

推动 (tuīdòng) means to drive or give momentum to something, like a plan or reform. 推广 (tuīguǎng) means to spread or popularize something more widely, like a product or method.