推荐

• Pinyin: tuī jiàn
• Hanzi breakdown: 推 = 扌 (hand) + 隹 (bird, phonetic); 荐 = 艹 (grass) + 存 (exist)

Meaning

To recommend; to suggest. Endorsing a person, product, or option as worthy of consideration or adoption.

Standard verb for recommendation in any context — job referrals, product reviews, restaurant suggestions, book suggestions. Implies the speaker has personal confidence in what is being recommended. Often appears in formal recommendation letters (推荐信) and in e-commerce review contexts.

Examples

1. 导师亲自写推荐信把她推荐给哈佛大学。 The supervisor personally wrote a recommendation letter recommending her to Harvard University.
2. 这款降噪耳机口碑极好，很多用户强烈推荐。 This noise-cancelling headset has an excellent reputation, and many users strongly recommend it.
3. 你能推荐几家附近环境好、价格适中的餐厅吗？ Could you recommend a few nearby restaurants with a nice atmosphere and reasonable prices?

Usage Guide

Context: professional, social, commerce, academic

Tone: helpful

Do Say

• 我强烈推荐这本书，内容非常实用。(I strongly recommend this book — the content is very practical.)
• 请问您能推荐一位擅长税务的律师吗？(Could you recommend a lawyer who specialises in tax?)

Don't Say

• 把没有亲身体验的东西说成推荐 (Don't claim to 推荐 something you have no personal experience with — it implies genuine endorsement)

Origin & History

Compound of 推 (push forward) + 荐 (recommend, present). Together convey the act of putting someone or something forward for consideration.

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal