推

• Pinyin: tuī
• Hanzi breakdown: 推 = 扌(hand) + 隹 (bird, phonetic) — to push with the hand

Meaning

To push; to shove. The act of moving something away from oneself by pressing against it.

The basic physical meaning is to push an object. Extended meanings include to promote or recommend (推荐), to postpone (推迟), to refuse or decline (推辞), and to infer (推断). In daily life, commonly used for pushing doors, carts, and people.

Examples

1. 请推开门进来。 Please push open the door and come in.
2. 他帮我推了一下车。 He helped me push the car.
3. 不要推我，我会自己走。 Don't push me, I'll walk by myself.

Usage Guide

Context: everyday, physical actions, movement

Tone: neutral

Do Say

• 门是推的，不是拉的。(The door is push, not pull.)
• 帮我推一下这个箱子。(Help me push this box.)

Don't Say

• 推这个按钮 (Don't use 推 for pressing buttons — use 按 for buttons and switches; 推 is for pushing larger objects)

Origin & History

扌(hand radical) + 隹 (zhuī, bird, phonetic component). To push with the hand.

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal