推动
HSK 3 (2021)
推动 (tuīdòng) · to push forward
推动 (tuīdòng) means “to push forward; to promote; to drive”. It is written with 2 characters: 推 (to push) + 动 (to move). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 推动 is built
The characters
推 tuī · to push
What 推 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 隹zhuī — short-tailed bird
- 亻rén — person
Origin hint: 扌 gives the meaning, 隹 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
动 dòng · to move
What 动 is made of
- 云yún — cloud
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 厶sī — private
- 二 — two strokes
- 力lì — strength
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: strength (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
新技术推动了经济发展。Xīn jìshù tuīdòng le jīngjì fāzhǎn.New technology has driven economic development.
谁来推动这个计划？Shéi lái tuīdòng zhège jìhuà?Who will push this plan forward?
Questions about 推动
What does 推动 mean?
推动 (tuīdòng) means “to push forward; to promote; to drive”.
How do you pronounce 推动?
推动 is pronounced tuīdòng.
Which HSK level is 推动?
推动 is in HSK 3 (2021).
Related words
- 推广tuīguǎngto promote
- 推进tuījìnto push forward
- 推开tuīkāito push open
- 推迟tuīchíto postpone
- 推销tuīxiāoto sell
- 推辞tuīcíto decline (an offer or invitation)
- 推荐tuījiànto recommend
- 推测tuīcèto guess
- 推翻tuīfānto overthrow
- 推理tuīlǐreasoning
Learn 推动 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 48: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.