推敲

• 拼音: tuī qiāo
• 汉字拆解: 推 = 扌 (hand) + 隹 (bird, phonetic); 敲 = 高 (high) + 攴 (strike)

含义

To weigh and deliberate; to carefully consider word choice or phrasing. Scrutinising language or decisions for precision.

Originates from a famous Tang-dynasty anecdote about poet Jia Dao agonising over whether to write 推 (push) or 敲 (knock) in a line of verse. Now used broadly for careful refinement of wording, plans, or arguments. Implies intellectual rigour and a desire for perfection in expression.

例句

1. 这份合同的每一个条款都经过了反复推敲。
2. 好的文章需要作者对用词反复推敲，不断打磨。
3. 政策出台前，专家组对每一项细节都做了充分推敲。

用法指南

语境: writing, academic, professional, literary

语气: meticulous

正确说法

• 这篇演讲稿还需要好好推敲一番。(This speech still needs careful deliberation and refinement.)
• 他对自己文章中的每一个措辞都精心推敲。(He carefully deliberates over every word choice in his writing.)

错误说法

• 用'推敲'形容快速做出的随意决定 (推敲 implies slow, painstaking deliberation — don't use it for hasty choices)

起源与历史

From a Tang-dynasty story: poet Jia Dao couldn't decide between 推 (push) and 敲 (knock) for his poem. Han Yu suggested 敲. The story gave rise to this idiom for careful deliberation over wording.

文化背景

时代: Tang dynasty origin

世代: All ages

社会背景: Educated