Meaning of 推开
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to push open (a gate etc)
- to push away
- to reject
- to decline
How to use 推开
推开 is a verb plus result complement. The object can be a door or window, a person, or figuratively an offer or responsibility you refuse. Example: 他轻轻推开了门。(Tā qīngqīng tuīkāi le mén.) He gently pushed the door open.
推 (tuī) has the hand radical 扌 on the left, so it is something you do with your hand: push. Add 开 (kāi), open or away, and you push something until it opens or moves away from you.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 推 (tuī, push) with 拉 (lā, pull), especially when reading door signs, and sometimes write 推 with the wrong right side, which is 隹 not 住. Also remember 推 is first tone, not fourth.
推开 in example sentences
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推 tuī · to push · 11 strokes
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开 kāi · to open · 4 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 推开.
| 打开 | dǎkāi | to open; to show (a ticket) |
| 开玩笑 | kāi wánxiào | to play a joke; to make fun of; to joke |
| 开车 | kāichē | to drive a car (or train etc); (slang) to post sexual content online; to make a sexual jok |
| 开会 | kāihuì | to hold or attend a meeting |
| 离开 | líkāi | to depart; to leave |
| 开心 | kāixīn | to feel happy; to rejoice |
| 走开 | zǒukāi | to leave; to walk away; to beat it; to move aside |
| 分开 | fēnkāi | to separate; to part |
| 开学 | kāixué | (of a student) to start school; (of a semester) to begin |
| 开机 | kāijī | to start an engine; to boot up (a computer) |
| 开始 | kāishǐ | to begin; to start; beginning; start |
| 公开 | gōngkāi | open; overt; public; to make public; to release |
Questions about 推开
What does 推开 mean?
推开 (tuīkāi) means "to push open (a gate etc); to push away".
How do you write 推开?
推开 is made of 2 characters: 推 (11 strokes), 开 (4 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.
Is 推开 an HSK word?
Yes. 推开 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 推开 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 推开 is written 推開.
What is the difference between 推开 and 打开?
打开 (dǎkāi) just means to open, by any method, and also works for things like books, apps, or lights. 推开 specifically means opening or moving something by pushing it.
Can 推开 be used for people and responsibilities?
Yes. 他把我推开了 (Tā bǎ wǒ tuīkāi le) means he pushed me away, physically or emotionally. It can also mean shoving off a task or refusing something, as in 把责任推开 (bǎ zérèn tuīkāi), to push away responsibility.