推动 meaning in English

tuīdòng

to push (e.g. for acceptance of a plan); to promote; to give impetus to

HSK 3Traditional 推動17 strokes

Meaning of 推动

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

tuīdòng

to push (e.g. for acceptance of a plan); to promote; to give impetus to

How to use 推动

推动 is mostly used in a figurative sense, pushing forward plans, reforms, development or cooperation. It often appears in news and formal writing with abstract objects. Example: 科技推动经济发展。(Kējì tuīdòng jīngjì fāzhǎn.) Technology drives economic development.

推 (tuī) means to push and has the hand radical 扌 on the left, and 动 (dòng) means to move. Put them together: you push something with your hand until it starts moving, which is how you remember "to push forward" or "to promote."

Common mistake: Learners often use 推动 for physically pushing an object, like a door or a car, where Chinese simply says 推 (tuī), as in 推门 (tuī mén). Also keep 推 (tuī) apart from 堆 (duī, pile) and 准 (zhǔn), which look similar on the right side.

推动 in example sentences

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

认rèn同tóng推tuī动dòng进jìn步bù。

Recognition fuels progress.

新xīn事shì物wù取qǔ代dài旧jiù事shì物wù推tuī动dòng历lì史shǐ发fā展zhǎn。

History develops through the replacement of the old by the new.

政zhèng治zhì家jiā以yǐ揭jiē露lù政zhèng府fǔ官guān员yuán的de腐fǔ败bài来lái推tuī动dòng改gǎi革gé。

The politician pushed for reform by denouncing the corruption of the government officials.

Google 在zài推tuī动dòng网wǎng际jì网wǎng路lù资zī讯xùn普pǔ及jí化huà上shàng，发fā挥huī了le重zhòng要yào作zuò用yòng。

Google has played an important role in making information more accessible over the internet.

Stroke order for each character

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

推 tuī · to push · 11 strokes

动 dòng · to move · 6 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 推动.

动作	dòngzuò	movement; motion; action; to act; to move
行动	xíngdòng	operation; action
动物	dòngwù	animal
活动	huódòng	to exercise; to move about; to work out; shaky; unsteady; loose (tooth etc)
运动	yùndòng	to move; to exercise
感动	gǎndòng	to move (sb); to touch (sb emotionally)
动物园	dòngwùyuán	zoo
发动	fādòng	to start; to launch
自动	zìdòng	automatic; voluntarily
主动	zhǔdòng	to take the initiative; to do sth of one's own accord
动力	dònglì	motive power; (fig.) motivation; impetus
推进	tuījìn	to impel; to carry forward

Questions about 推动

What does 推动 mean?

推动 (tuīdòng) means "to push (e.g. for acceptance of a plan); to promote; to give impetus to".

How do you write 推动?

推动 is made of 2 characters: 推 (11 strokes), 动 (6 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.

Is 推动 an HSK word?

Yes. 推动 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 推动 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 推动 is written 推動.

What is the difference between 推动 and 促进?

Both mean to promote. 推动 suggests actively pushing something forward with force or effort. 促进 (cùjìn) is more about speeding up or encouraging progress. They often overlap, as in 推动发展 and 促进发展.

Can 推动 be used as a noun?

Yes, in phrases like 在……的推动下 (zài ... de tuīdòng xià), meaning "driven by" or "with the push of." For example, 在政府的推动下 means "with the government's push."