推举 meaning in English

tuījǔ

to nominate as a worthy candidate; to recommend; to elect; to choose

Traditional 推舉20 strokes

Meaning of 推举

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

tuījǔ
  1. to nominate as a worthy candidate; to recommend
  2. to elect; to choose
  3. (weightlifting) to (clean and) press

推举 in example sentences

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

大dà家jiā推tuī举jǔ他tā到dào大dà会huì发fā言yán。
Everyone chose him to speak at the conference.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

推 tuī · to push · 11 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
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  9. 9
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  11. 11

举 jǔ · to lift · 9 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
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  9. 9

Related words

Words that share a character with 推举.

举行jǔxíngto hold (a meeting, ceremony etc)
举手jǔshǒuto raise a hand; to put up one's hand (as signal)
举办jǔbànto conduct; to hold (an event)
推进tuījìnto impel; to carry forward
推动tuīdòngto push (e.g. for acceptance of a plan); to promote; to give impetus to
推开tuīkāito push open (a gate etc); to push away
推广tuīguǎngto extend; to spread
推迟tuīchíto postpone; to put off
推销tuīxiāoto market; to sell
举动jǔdòngact; action
推行tuīxíngto implement; to carry out; to introduce (a policy, system, reform etc); to promote; to ad
选举xuǎnjǔto elect; election

Questions about 推举

What does 推举 mean?

推举 (tuījǔ) means "to nominate as a worthy candidate; to recommend; to elect; to choose".

How do you write 推举?

推举 is made of 2 characters: 推 (11 strokes), 举 (9 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.

How is 推举 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 推举 is written 推舉.