How to say “push forward” in Chinese
push forward, promote
“Push forward” in Chinese is 推动, tuī dòng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
推动 is read tuī dòng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 扌 “hand”; on the right, 隹 zhuī hints at the sound.
On the right, 力 “strength”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “推动”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 推动. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 科技推动了社会的发展。kējìtuīdòngleshèhuìdefāzhǎnScience and technology have driven the development of society.
- 改革开放推动了经济的发展gǎigékāifàngtuīdònglejīngjìdefāzhǎnReform and opening-up drove economic development.
More words from the lesson “Reform and development”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “push forward” in Chinese?
“Push forward” in Chinese is 推动, pinyin tuīdòng.
What does 推动 mean?
推动 (tuīdòng) means “push forward, promote”.
How do you write 推动?
推动 is 2 characters: 推 (tuī) — push; 动 (dòng) — move. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 推动?
推动 is read tuīdòng. Tones: tuī — first tone, dòng — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“push forward” in the lesson “Reform and development”
This word is from the topic “Economy” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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